Great Topic...the 64000 dollar question
From a young age, although my Father certainly isn't interested in rail! Remembering a class 25 on the blocks at Penzance is the first real memory that i can think of...always had a train set since about 7 years old, loved trainspotting in the early 80's and taking poor quality photo's with my ECTRA 12 kodak camera the one with the steading handle lol
40 years down the line, I'm as fasinated as ever....