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Train spotters
- Thread starter Barry Izbak
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Talking of train spotting, just how out of date is the picture on this article?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8206942.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8206942.stm
Storer68
New member
I think you will find that is a REAL locomotive, not a replica!
Just ask that nice Mr Clarkson
Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
...after seeing that on top gear I just wanted to have a go at driving (or shovelling coal...firing?) it...that has to be the ultimate in boys toys!
...comparing notes in the office on a Monday morning about what you did over the weekend, I think Tornado would trump a few hours playing with your x-box, posing in a penis extension sports car or strutting your stuff in a local hot-spot!
That's not that new A1 'Peppercorn' Class is it? A 'new' loco built to an old design.
Anyway, as alluded to by Barry Izback, what's the real difference between trainspotters and football groundhoppers? It's all a form of 'collecting' and I must admit when I was younger I used to say things like "I've been to 63 league grounds, how many have you been to?" Then I realised I was sounding like a geeky nerd so I stopped counting.
Ultimately I DO think of all those types of collecting as the pursuits of geeky anoraks (and I call myself a rail enthusiast not a spotter or a gricer and I've NEVER collected numbers), but it's a harmless occupation so fair play to them.
Anyway, as alluded to by Barry Izback, what's the real difference between trainspotters and football groundhoppers? It's all a form of 'collecting' and I must admit when I was younger I used to say things like "I've been to 63 league grounds, how many have you been to?" Then I realised I was sounding like a geeky nerd so I stopped counting.
Ultimately I DO think of all those types of collecting as the pursuits of geeky anoraks (and I call myself a rail enthusiast not a spotter or a gricer and I've NEVER collected numbers), but it's a harmless occupation so fair play to them.
skipper734
Registered ruffian
Tornado stopped at Botley on Saturday for half an hour to take on water. I walked up the road the have a nose.It's the first time I've seen it painted in it's Southern Rail green, it was grey before. I left my anorak at home as it was rather warm.
Unfortunately I was so excited I forgot to write it's number down.
Unfortunately I was so excited I forgot to write it's number down.