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Old 10th April 2009, 18:08
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Originally Posted by SOUTHEASTERN-465 View Post
i very much like steam ,but i wasnt there to see them,so how can other enthusiasts 'EXPECT' me and others to like steam as much as them,im a big fan of slammers' and 80s' and 90s EMU's but if some of my mates dont like them thats because they like steam,and they have no problem with them,but it just seems steam enthusiast talk down to people who like EMUs or trains like them,im not saying all of them do it but it just seems if you want to get kids into trains let them choose there own locos they like?i like 0-6-0Ts very much,but im not saying all you steam enthusiasts are like it but some of you's are,does any one agree with the issue that,some steam lovers talk down to EMU' and DMU' lovers?
I have no problem with modern traction times have changed but I do find DMUs/EMUs a trifle boring most look the same to me.

Does it make a loco, DMU/EMU any better if the livery is changed.
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