Me too, but this is the only original that I kept.
Great memories. If only PC World made time machines!
Fellow Train buffs..
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Me too, but this is the only original that I kept.
Great memories. If only PC World made time machines!
Redandwhitedust
Winger
Must admit I developed a soft spot for the old duffs when I got a cab ride back from central station to Durham via Heston depot when I as a young in. Never be allowed now but what a class thing for the driver to do, didn’t even interfere with me.
I used to love a cab ride. Even though he'd retired from the railways, my grandad knew quite a few of the drivers and guards. We used to sit on Darlington Station and every so often someone he knew would be working the train and we'd get a ride to York or Durham.
I can hear his words now.
"Sit still and don't touch anything.
Completely different (and in some cases better) world back then
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Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan
Winger
I can almost hear that. Intriguing is where the artist would have to have been to capture that angle.
A mate of mine was on a train passing Durham, years ago. He was in a compartment with 3 Japanese tourists. As they went south from Durham station, one of them drew their attention to a bog standard church to the north side of the line. They all had their cameras out, trying to get a photo.
Meanwhile, Durham Cathedral was sailing past on the other side of the train.
pierrot
Striker
What about this guys model railway it really is a stunning piece of work.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Man recreates rail junction into Britain's biggest model railway
As a boy, Simon George loved watching the trains rumble past at the busy railway junction in a hamlet near his home.
What about this guys model railway it really is a stunning piece of work.
Man recreates rail junction into Britain's biggest model railway
As a boy, Simon George loved watching the trains rumble past at the busy railway junction in a hamlet near his home.
Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan
Winger
I know the word 'trainspotter' tends to be a pejorative term these days, but I feel very nostalgic for the days it was my main hobby. As a 12-14 oldish lad, just spending Saturdays on the rail network, either at stations or travelling with cheap tickets, it seemed like an ideal world.
