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I have loved trains for as long as I can remember, I lived in Birmingham and had an Uncle that was a Trainspotter, I got my first Ian Allan Train Ref at the age of six.
My Mum and Dad were great and gave me a lot of encouragement by taking me to Tamworth on the main LMS north line to get train numbers, its very hard to describe to Aussies over here the feeling of seeing a crack express pulled by a Coronation Class loco at about 100mph, most of our Aussie trains were speed restricted to about 60mph, (still are).
I lived close to a main LMS line near Bromsgraove, spent most of my spare time sitting beside the line collecting numbers, even used to buy a packet of fags and wag school so I could go down to the track.
First model layout was a Hornby OO 3 rail Dutchess of Atholl set, age 10.
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