Watching The Steam Engines From The Old Stone Bridge

August 25, 2009

Bob has sent in this story of how he got interested in trains:

“Hi to all. My first railway memory and one of the best was in my home country England. My brother and I would go down to the train yard were we lived and watch the big steamers come in. Standing on that old stone bridge with the steam from the big locos blowing in our faces. The excitment was all to much.

We came to AUSTRALIA at 14yo to work on farms. My brother went onto a farm just out of Corowa NSW and I went onto a place called Daysdale NSW. One day while I was working in a paddock I heard the sound of a steam whistle looked up and I said thank you to the train for helping me to start a new life in AUSTRALIA and one day I will own a train. Well now I do… 32 HO locos… keep on whistling.”

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