who or what got you into railways and what was your first kop/haulage

[52290]

I started trainspotting at the age of ten in 1954 at Leyland on the WCML. At first I used an Ian Alan London Midland region ABC. I didn't collect the numbers of BR standard locos at first because these were only printed in the Eastern Region book and the Combined Volume, neither of which I had at the time.
The first test of the novice spotter was to kop all the Semis, then the Princess Royals followed by the Scots and Patriots. Kopping all the Jubilees was a step to far though. I never completed this and never believed anyone who said they had.

 

[yorksrob]

CEP's, VEP's, CIG's, EPB's, Thumpers etc.

It's no wonder I became a train person really, growing up with such bliss.

 

[Peter Sarf]

CEP's, VEP's, CIG's, EPB's, Thumpers etc.

It's no wonder I became a train person really, growing up with such bliss.

CEPs, BEPs, VEPs, EPBs, HAPs, 73s and 71s at Rochester (Strood first) was my bread and butter until I ventured to Birmingham New Street.