Subject: Who loves trains?
Posted by: Pagiedamon
Date: Feb 19 09
(Moved from General)
Posted by: globalmyths
Subject: Who loves trains?
Date: Feb 18 09
I have loved trains ever since I can remember. One of my first jobs was a porter on the New Zealand Government railways when steam trains had not been wholly taken over by diesel engines.
I had a double garage of electric trains on seven custom built tables made up into a city extending out inter the suberbs industrial centre rail way marshalling yards. Then out into the country with various farms a small station with a siding and cattle yards for loading livestock onto trains then a village with a few shops church and a large sawmill then further out into the country and an Army base.
All which I had to sell at a huge loss so I could move back to New Zealand.
I am now living in a retirement village and to compensate for the loss of my trains I now have 103 DVD's on trains from all around the world.
Which I watch when I am not doing quizzes.
Posted by: Pagiedamon
Date: Feb 19 09
(Moved from General)
Posted by: globalmyths
Subject: Who loves trains?
Date: Feb 18 09
I have loved trains ever since I can remember. One of my first jobs was a porter on the New Zealand Government railways when steam trains had not been wholly taken over by diesel engines.
I had a double garage of electric trains on seven custom built tables made up into a city extending out inter the suberbs industrial centre rail way marshalling yards. Then out into the country with various farms a small station with a siding and cattle yards for loading livestock onto trains then a village with a few shops church and a large sawmill then further out into the country and an Army base.
All which I had to sell at a huge loss so I could move back to New Zealand.
I am now living in a retirement village and to compensate for the loss of my trains I now have 103 DVD's on trains from all around the world.
Which I watch when I am not doing quizzes.
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globalmyths 
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I don't believe it should have been put into hobbies as I was only reminiscing over the past. But lol you are the boss. Reply #1. Feb 19 09, 7:00 AM |
Professer
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Trains in the UK, are grossly over priced poorly ran and over crowded. On one journey in early january doors were blocked by luggage and people were stood all over the train, when platform staff were challanged a reply came back we are not governed to how many tickets we can sell like the airlines are. So that is why people are crammed on trains i was lucky i had a seat, one jewish woman and her husband said that it reminded them of the trains they were crammed into on the way to death the camps which they were lucky to survive. Have to say anyone who says they love trais wants to travel here on trains. Reply #2. Feb 19 09, 9:20 AM |
Jabberwok
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I like trains, and I live on on the London to Brighton line. They run every 20 mins, and some are very crowded at rush hours, but you also see good manners and patience and thoughtfulness amongst passengers in a way that you really don't when driving from other drivers. Yes it's a pain to have to stand, but driving to London is so much worse. If you pick your times and reserve a seat for long journeys, it's still one of the best and safest ways to travel. Reply #3. Feb 19 09, 9:59 AM |
Cymruambyth
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If anyone is planning a trip to Canada I recommend they take the cross-country VIARail excursion. Clean, uncrowded, great service, restful and relaxing way to see this enormous country. As a child I was an ardent trainspotter (my best friend's grandfather was the stationmaster in Machynlleth and we used to hang around at the station a lot). I also had a full set of Lionel trains (I was a very ungirly-girl) which my father set up on trestle tables in our playroom. I had villages and cities, turntables, yards of track, signal boxes, passenger trains and goods trains - the lot. And there was nothing more exciting when I was a child than travelling by train from Wales to England or vice versa (and if you want crowded Gary, you should have tried it in war time - that's when I learned to sleep standing up, usually against airforce blue, Royal Navy navy or army kakhi!) The most exciting train trip I ever took in the UK was when I was 14 and we went from London to Edinburgh aboard the Flying Scotsman to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The most exciting train trip I ever took in Canada was from Quebec City where we landed to our new home in Calgary. That's when I discovered how big Canada is. Do you know it takes 24 hours to go along the north shore of Lake Superior alone? It took us a week to get from Quebec City to Calgary because we stopped off in Montreal and Toronto for a couple of days each. Reply #4. Feb 19 09, 1:23 PM |
emeney3
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There was a train track that ran near my house as a kid, and I loved the sound of a train coming :) Now my husband is a conductor for the railroad and I like trains because...they pay him enough that I do not have to work anymore :) Reply #5. Feb 19 09, 3:26 PM |
mjws1968
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Love the old steam trains, many of which run as expensive but fun tourist attractions over short stretches of line here in the UK, modern diesel and electric trains are expensive and crowded and frequently not too clean, but are the best way to travel large distances if you dont want to fly and cant drive. Reply #6. Feb 19 09, 4:48 PM |
honeybee4
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I can still remember the old steam trains that used to come through the little town I grew up in. You could hear the whistle and see the smoke (steam) way before it got into town. Reply #7. Feb 19 09, 5:01 PM |
satguru
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I loved playing with trains till much of the system got trodden on while on the lounge carpet. But it was my fault for leaving it there as well I suppose. The old trains were great, small compartments and restaurant cars with a toilet in every carriage. Now they're like doctor's waiting rooms without the magazines. I still like watching the scenery but tend to stick to the historic routes which were closed to the main network. Reply #8. Feb 19 09, 8:01 PM |
MarchHare007
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Love trains to travel on - unless it's one of the New Tangara's - So uncomfortable for more than a few stops! Give me one of our silver inter-urbans and I'll happily 'train it' - so easy. Even the old red rattlers had character - and No Air Conditioning so a trip out of the Metropolitan Area passengers either froze or fried! (This was called Fun! :) lol But I'll track down a 'steamer' anytime - can hear them late at night when they do a coast run - the whistles travel for miles.....and the 3801 is So Pretty! :) Some links for NSW lines - electric www.railpage.org.au/pix/electric/nsw.html - Diesel www.railpage.org.au/pix/diesel/nsw.html - Steam www.railpage.org.au/pix/steam/nsw.html Reply #9. Feb 19 09, 8:54 PM |
| globalmyths
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Thanks Marchhare I loved looking at those photos. I have quite a few Dvd's on Australian trains as well as the Flying Scotsman down under. Reply #10. Feb 22 09, 5:30 AM |
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Mmmm those shots of the Scotsman are special aren't they? :) Reply #11. Feb 22 09, 6:41 PM |
Ozay
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Trains in the united kingdom are unreliable at times. Take the other day when i went on one to Leeds one the way back i discovered that the Scarborough train had been cancelled they didn't explain why i just had to get another train and change at York it is very lucky that most national trains go through York or i would have been in bother. Not only that but i have noticed that people on trains get away with things that a bus driver with any sense would tell them to pack it in like playing music at full volumne on there mobiles so most of the train can hear them. Reply #12. Oct 28 09, 5:20 AM |
tezza1551
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Last year, we went from Adelaide to Darwin on the Ghan Railway -- one of the best experiences I have ever had. I love trains - many years ago, there used to be a train that left Perth at 7 pm that we travelled on to go home for school holidays. We partied all night on that train, and a couple of us who got off at the same station would stagger from the train to be met my our dads at 6 am... Not nearly as much fun when they canned the train and we had to travel by bus .. Reply #13. Oct 28 09, 5:59 PM |
Kdog2993
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I love trains! my dad was an engineer for SP for many many years, so was my uncle and my grandfather. I remember riding with my dad so much fun! Reply #14. Nov 03 09, 3:10 AM |
rayven80
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My mom loves trains. Narrow gauge coal powered trains are her favorites. I like going for the historical aspects. My cousin married an engineer so sometimes he will bring train stuff for Mom. Reply #15. Nov 03 09, 2:51 PM |
venusaam
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i kinda miss making long distance trips on trains, great view and good way to see the country. Now however it's just cheaper to fly to your destination. Reply #16. Nov 03 09, 5:06 PM |
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It is a pity we often need to 'get somewhere' and go for the quickest / cheapest option venussamm. Trains definitely are a great way to see the country. Would love to travel Canada by train! Tezza I envy your Ghan trip - I've wanted to travel on the Ghan since I was a little kid and I was impressed when they extended the track on to Darwin in 2004! I'm planning for an Indian Pacific trip and The Ghan sometime in the next few years. I also need to go back to New Zealand - we were on a tight travel schedule in 2006 for the Trans Alpine (Christchurch to Greymouth) http://www.seat61.com/TranzAlpine.htm and the Trans Coastal looks interesting too! http://www.seat61.com/NewZealand.htm#Picton-Christchurch Reply #17. Nov 03 09, 6:00 PM |
| Cymruambyth
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My younger son and daughter (in-law) live about 40 km northeast of Toronto and when I visit them one of my treats is a trip on the GOtrain into Toronto, the commuter train. I catch the train early in the morning, spend the day in the big city bisiting my favourite museums, galleries and my favourite shopping haunt (Kensington Market), then board the train with all the tired business men and women. Lovely way to travel - and I don't have to negotiate the traffic on the 401 which is the busiest highway in North America, I'm told. Reply #18. Nov 04 09, 4:53 PM |
astir
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Very fond memories of trips to the north east on the Flying Scotsman - un crowded carriages, you could open the window & lean out (risk of getting smuts in your eye) going along to the buffet car for a meal - everywhere clean & tidy and going through the stations most dressed with flowers, very different today! Reply #19. Jun 04 10, 12:51 AM |
C30
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When I was a child, in UK, the wealthy drove cars, whilst the less well off traveled by train - today the reverse applies. Poor value for money, uncomfortable, usually none to clean and the fuel I'd use driving to, say, London & back, would cost less than the train ticket one way. Which is saying something as petrol costs are sky high too. Like most of my generation, remember steam trains with affection and the days when you could reach almost anywhere by rail..........then came the "Beeching Axe" and many lines were closed. The old "Stour Valley" Branch Line, used to run a few yards behind where I lived.......still remember the early morning "Milk Train" rattling past around 0500! I read somewhere, that the old steam powered "Broadsman" express, actually did London-Ipswich 10 minutes faster than the modern train takes......and dare I say much more comfortably for passengers. Er........yes I like trains.........leastways the old steam ones! Reply #20. Jun 04 10, 1:23 AM |
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