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 Post subject: My First Train Book
PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:14 pm 
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We are sorting out my Mum's house (she is in an old folks home now and doing well!). I came across my first railway book given to me when I was 3.

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We are sorting out my Mum's house (she is in an old folks home now and doing well!). I came across my first railway book given to me when I was 3. Cheers Graham
I bet it's interesting and is something I am sure that you will always treasure.

http://www.transportstore.com/book.cfm/ ... d_Sons_Ltd

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:36 pm 
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I've also found Locospotters annuals for 1965,68,69,70 and 71. Don't talk to me I'm reading!!

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I've also found Locospotters annuals for 1965,68,69,70 and 71. Don't talk to me I'm reading!!

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I think that I had better send you the ANORAK :D

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Graham and Jo wrote:
I've also found Locospotters annuals for 1965,68,69,70 and 71. Don't talk to me I'm reading!!

Cheers Graham
I think that I had better send you the ANORAK :D


I've ehhh got one actually!


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Graham and Jo wrote:
Lancastrian wrote:
Graham and Jo wrote:
I've also found Locospotters annuals for 1965,68,69,70 and 71. Don't talk to me I'm reading!!

Cheers Graham
I think that I had better send you the ANORAK :D


I've ehhh got one actually!

Ha Ha! I thought that you might have. :D

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 5:56 pm 
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Graham and Jo wrote:
We are sorting out my Mum's house (she is in an old folks home now and doing well!). I came across my first railway book given to me when I was 3.

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Cheers Graham


Your first train book and it shows ----- A DMU? 8)

When I was young enough to have 'My first train book', paper was still rationed :cry:
When paper was taken off ration, --- I was too old! :lol:

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:51 pm 
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DMU's didn't turn up were I lived for a while, I have some memories of steam hauled trips into London Marylebone. They were around when I started train spotting and we called them Pods. Steam was still used in the Goods Yard for shunting. A GWR prairie fly shunting was fun to watch. Cheers Graham


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DMU's didn't turn up were I lived for a while. Steam was still used in the Goods Yard for shunting. A GWR prairie fly shunting was fun to watch. Cheers Graham


Those were the days :D

I remember watching the coal trains around Castleford Yorkshire, and near Cramlington Northumberland. I would watch as long as I was allowed.

I had started working before I saw a DMU. Then they were everywhere. :lol:

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