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What kind of train did you start with
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I'm very lucky in that in a sense I've had 3 "beginnings". The first actual train set/train I received was a Christmas present, in either '66 or '67; it was a Tri-ang Midland Blue Pullman, scale probably OO, with an oval of track and a transformer. I certainly loved that train set, but unfortunately mine is the story I've seen a few times among these recollections - I didn't appreciate what I'd got, and with time I became seperated from the set, which (predictably enough!) I understand is now quite rare and sought after - indeed, the most recently I saw one was at the National Railway Museum, York (England, in case anyone's wondering!). I only returned to the hobby about a year ago, this time with the intention of doing something more serious and feasible than ever occurs to any but the most practical children (and I don't count myself among their number - otherwise I'd probably still have my Midland Blue Pullman set...); my second "beginning" saw me buy a Hornby "Flying Scotsman" OO set, with a train pack of 3 British Railways crimson Mark I carriages accompanied by ex LNER A-4 Pacific loco "Guillemot" (I love A-4s, and I think it was my primary goal to get at least one model... I now own 9 jointly with my wife, as big - if not bigger - an enthusiast as I am). I'm also lucky in that, because my wife's family is Canadian, we have the opportunity to also model in HO, something we started quite recently, with a Bacmann Spectrum Consolidation (Western Maryland fireball), as well as a Canadian National zebra-liveried F7A, and a set made by Mehano for the "President's Choice" range, featuring the preserved CN Mountain 6060, together with some very nice freight cars. <br /> <br />Sorry to have gone on so long... <br /> <br />Best wishes, <br /> <br />Neil B, Sheffield, UK
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