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Wow - 6 pages of arguments! I´d never thought this thread would last that long before getting locked [swg] Though I would not follow down the road the OP is heading, I understand the reasoning behind his position. It is quite difficult for someone who has never experienced steam locomotives in service to develop the same affection as those of us who have seen steam in daily operation. I grew up at a time when steam was still the predominant traction in Germany. Watching trains meant watching steam locos, seeing them in action, hearing and smelling them. How many times had I been standing on a bridge with a steam train passing underneath? Some of you may know this feeling of being encompassed by the smoke of the loco, the smell of coal and hot oil. In the 1960´s, steam started to disappear, being replaced by shiny Diesels or electrics. But what a disappointment! Though being much more efficient, they lacked the character of steam locos, they had no "soul" of their own. By 1977, all steam was gone on Deutsche Bundesbahn and that year meant the end of my interest in the real world trains, but the start of my love for models of steam locos. That´s why I am interested in steam!
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