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#1
24th March 2009, 15:24
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The First Post
There has been much correspondence of late, in the Railway Magazine, on the subject of whether railway-related hobbies or pursuits have a future.
Last month, my 10 yr old grand-daughter told me she had a school project on an "eminent Victorian", of her own choosing. Had I been a betting man, I'd have put my pension on Florence Nightingale --- but, no. Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Gently probing questions revealed that she knew quite a bit about IKB but I was still very pleasantly surprised to hear how much was on the specifics of the GWR --- the Broad Gauge, the battle of the gauges, the bridge over the Tamar at Saltash. On top of that, my son, after a lifetime of mocking my interest in railways, has suddenly started spending lots of dosh on model railways for my two grandsons. There is a future! Stanierfreak. 
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24th March 2009, 15:55
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Hello Stanierfreak welcome.to the forum,
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was certainly a great engineer, and of course an eminent Victorian.
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#5
24th March 2009, 18:19
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welcome to the forum stanierfreak i look forward to your posts
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24th March 2009, 20:59
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Hello Stanierfreak and welcome to the Railway Forum. I'm happy to say that I live in a city that has IKB all around. GWR, Clifton Suspension Bridge,Temple Meads Station, the floating harbour and not forgetting SS Great Britain.
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#7
24th March 2009, 21:02
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Hi Stanierfreak, welcome and enjoy the railway forum.
Regards
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#10
24th March 2009, 21:36
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The man himself. Enjoy the site.
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