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Hi Joe,
Thanks for the welcome and the link, very pretty. I am not into diesels really, can’t say what colour Deltic was, I have no preference. I do have an affection for steam locos although I’m not an expert. We would only be 11 years old when I started going trainspotting with that guy, it was the travelling round by push bike and train that I liked. We travelled across London when 12 years old. One of those things that can only happen once in a lifetime was to see A4 “Woodcock” cruising quietly into Kings Cross with its valve gear and conrods tumbling smoothly over. Up till then I had only seen pictures of A4’s and wasn’t sure they actually existed (same with “Spamcans”). Strangely enough I drove past that guy today and turned around and drove back to speak to him, the first time for thirty odd years. He couldn’t even remember where he had seen Deltic, his memory was worse than mine. Best - hereward
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