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#1
19th January 2012, 22:37
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Hello from Derbyshire
Hello!
A bit about me - mainly interested in steam, though some of the diesels are ok. I live very close to the ex-Midland main line between Chinley and New Mills South Junction, so have a decent variety of rail traffic passing by, but its such a shame there isn't a stream of 8Fs stuggling up the bank like there used to be! I also miss the double-headed 37s that more recently were in charge of the ICI hoppers that used to literally shake my house when they passed. I am now lucky in having a 2½ yr old grandson who enjoys travelling by train, and is mad on Thomas the Tank Engine, so gives me a great excuse to visit Churnet Valley, East Lancs and Rudyard Lake railways. It also gives me the excuse to play with his battery-operated Trackmaster Thomas trains  Jack 
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19th January 2012, 23:11
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Hello Jack and welcome to the Railway Forum. I too like steam and a few of the diesels. I also live close to an ex-midland track but the track was removed a long time ago, before I move to my house 38 years ago. I do not have any grandchildren but that never stopped me from visiting the railways.
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20th January 2012, 07:56
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Welcome to the Forum Jack. Good to have another member in Derbyshire.
Best wishes, John H-T.
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21st January 2012, 11:43
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Jack
Welcome to the Forum. I grew up in Chesterfield, although I was a bit young to remember the Matlock - Buxton line before they closed it. I remember my Dad hiring a car one day (we didn't have a car in those days) and we went to Monsal Head to see a steam train burst out of the tunnel. Somewhere we used to have a photo of it, I'm sure, because I always remember Dad carrying his camera with him. In the early 1970s I took a lot of photos of (obviously) diesels, mainly Peak class, on the MML. Look forward to reading any of your recollections etc of Derbyshire or elsewhere.
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21st January 2012, 18:07
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Hi Jack
Welcome to Chesterfield well the South side tend to get wherever I can - Barrow Hill today a little cold and wet and empty Get rid of the plastic and get a proper model train - you can get a Thomas if You HAVE to but bet I give a year before he's asking for real trains on the layout my grandkids did
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22nd January 2012, 22:02
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Hi from me too Jack (nearly said hi jack!!) welcome to the forum and hope you enjoy what you find.
Regards Phil
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