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The influence of my wife and the father in law (who used to work at Lime Street in Liverpool) and moving to the wirral played a big part.
I've been on a few steam train trips on the Duchess of Hamiliton and the Sir Nigel Greasley and Union of South Africa (The Duchesses and A4s are my all time favourite steam engines along with the 9F), a couple of Black Fives and some diesels - the Deltic class being my favourite along with the Class 37s.
The reason I enjoy the railway as a hobby, is because it encompasses alot of my interests such as modelling (i'm currently attempting my first proper railway layout), photography, history, reading about the subject and nothing beats the sheer presence of steam engine in full steam or the roar of a diesel engine.
I'm also interested in the modern stuff such as the EMUs as Lime Street station is across the water.
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