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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sasha67
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When my son was little from about 5 yrs to 10 yrs he LOVED trains. He knew everything about them. He has Aspergers Disorder and trains were his thing. He is 16 now and his great love is music(classic rock) Reply #21. Jun 05 10, 9:28 PM |
Mixamatosis 
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I love travelling by train. One of the nicest journeys I did was from the Kyle of Lochalsh (stopping off point for the Isle of Skye on the west coast of Scotland) to Inverness on the east coast. It was March. The scenery was beautiful with snow and deer on the hillsides but even then you could see trees that were suffering from acid rain. The train we went on was older than the one in the video with single compartments and slam doors. It was cosily heated, welcome warmth when coming out of the cold. The passengers were affable and the warmth made us sleepy. It was idyllic. This was before laptops, tablets and smartphones invaded our lives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNVLaZ1apWc Reply #22. Nov 26 16, 3:53 AM |
Shiningstar7
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Sheldon Cooper who is on "The Big Bang Theory" loves trains! He is who I thought of when I read this! Reply #23. Nov 26 16, 11:43 PM |
| Mixamatosis
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A video for train lovers re new trains in London https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7WJHmwb1ms Reply #24. Dec 02 16, 4:37 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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New German trains for South West trains in England https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtHBcSOu1nM Reply #25. Dec 02 16, 4:40 AM |
MotherGoose
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"He has Aspergers Disorder and trains were his thing" I work with autistic children and it is quite common for them to be obsessed with trains. I love trains too. A few months ago, we did the Ghan from Darwin to Adelaide (across the continent from northern coast to southern coast). It was a wonderful trip. When I retire I would like to do the Orient Express. Reply #26. Dec 02 16, 7:23 PM |
13LuckyLady
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Caboose Hobbies has reopened in Colorado. It is now in Lakewood. A former customer is the new owner! Choo Choo! All aboard! Reply #27. Mar 15 17, 6:38 AM |
AcrylicInk
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Can someone explain what people look for when they're train spotting? I travel by train a lot, but one time I was waiting on the platform for a while so I sat down. I quickly realised I'd sat in the middle of about 10 train spotters. Two freight trains came through the station while I was there. Some of the spotters had notebooks, and some took pictures. To me they just looked like dirty old freight trains. So what were the men looking for? Reply #28. Jun 18 17, 2:44 PM |
| Mixamatosis
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I'm not a train spotter but I know they look for the numbers on the trains which tells them what type of train it is and what exact train it is. There are lots of types of trains that run on different lines and I think they have listings of what those are,that they can tick off (or check off as Americans would say) to indicate they've seen them. I suppose their ultimate goal is to be able to say they've seen all of them. Reply #29. Jun 27 17, 7:32 AM |
| AcrylicInk
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It's been puzzling me for a while. Thank you. Reply #30. Jul 02 17, 12:53 AM |
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