AaaaaH ! Leadfingers. Hours spent at at Cardiff General, Gloucester Central, and Faversham. Ian Allen Notebooks at the ready. Oh the sounds and the smells.

And to think that I was thrilled at the sight of a Brand New Geen Desiel.

Thought - In York Railway Museam (UK) D8000 is there Stuffed and mounted and with her side cut away. I've dug an old Ian Allen book out from the 60's D8000 seen 1964, carridge shunting at Euston !

God it makes you feel very, very old.

Gareth

For non UK and non anoraks. Ian Allen note books. Cheap pocket directories of British Locamotives, descriptions, names and numbers, and shed allocations, you ticked them off when you saw them !!!!