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#1
12th June 2010, 12:10
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Newcomer from Birmingham
At last! A forum dedicated to railway enthusiasts like myself. Briefly, I am aged 62 and have loved railways ever since I discovered a GWR main line 5 minutes walk from my house. I started taking an interest from about the age of about 8 or 9 I would guess. I was therefore lucky enough to see steam working on BR, then the transition period with the early diesels and electrics. I try to visit as many heritage lines as I can and am a long time member and supporter of the Severn Valley Railway.
Finally, I do wish the media would stop referring to railway enthusiasts as train buffs! Another annoyance is when they refer to a locomotive as a train! I could go on..... 
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12th June 2010, 13:19
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Hi geoffsvr, Welcombe to the site from another newbie. I guess we should be honoured to be called 'buff's' as this implies that we are experts in our field of knowledge. ( I'm not overly keen on the term though.) Well happy reading on the forum. Regards Peter.
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12th June 2010, 14:25
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Hello
Hello Geoff welcome to the forum. How about the term train station and I think calling locomotives trains shows lack of railway knowledge.
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locojoe When I read about the evils of drink I gave up reading Last edited by locojoe; 12th June 2010 at 14:31.
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12th June 2010, 16:17
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Hello Geoffsvr and welcome to the Railway Forum. I agree with you about the media, but then the so called news papers are a law unto themselves. Its not only with railways, they even move county's around. A local paper said the the house was in Bristol in the county of Avon. There has been no Avon county for over 10 years.
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12th June 2010, 20:30
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Welcome to the Forum Geoff. Look forward to your posts.
Best wishes, John H-T.
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Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. LMS Patriot Group. LMS Carriage Association. Belper Model Railway Group.
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13th June 2010, 12:02
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Hi Geoff and welcome, hope you enjoy the forum.
Regards
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14th June 2010, 11:33
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14th June 2010, 11:38
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Newcomer from Birmingham
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