UK Aspies with an interest in...

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..Trains.

Any about?
If so what kind are you into?
Myself im facinated by the Western Region during BR days in particular the diesel hydraulics and class 50s as well as the motive power depots like Bristol Bath Road.
Fantastic stuff. Does anyone know what im talking about?

I wasnt sure what forum to post this on there isnt a Hobbies & Interests forum.

When I was younger most certainly, especially the London underground. Used to do models and i own errr railroad tycoon 1 to 3 and a huge collection of railway maps

I quite like the Auron Game Trainz but it just generalises railways too much for me

The wonderful little Hymek.

Trains is amost "traditional" for male aspies. I definitely have a train interest, though located in a particular niche too.

http://www.picturetrail.com/emettplus

The trains of Rowland Emett, as well as a little garden ralway set 1900-1930. Somewhat Colonel Stevens before I'd ever heard of Colonel Stevens.

You cant beat a good Hymek or even better a class 22. D6337 is the best one.

Ok, Hymeks are cute, but I'm definitely more a steam man, and bizarre steam for preference. I have an 0-2-0 running on my exhibition layout.

Bizarre diesels are not so easy to find,
but a half-steam half-diesel monster would probably qualify.

http://www.lner.info/locos/IC/kitson.shtml

Trains never really interested me. I know a couple of guys at work who have built model railways.

I recently came across Microsoft Train Sim and soon became hooked.

I prefer Diesel to steam. Now I plan on finding out all I can about Diesel locos.

Someone on a model railway site I am saw that I was modelling in 7mm narrow gauge, so he also decided to give it a try. He has really made progress and has come up with this:

British Aspie with a love for trains here. I've grown up around German passenger trains, so those are the ones I love the most. Although a journey on a British train gets me rally excited!

I love the way that each country has to design their locomotives and railways to cope with their own terrain and climate conditions.