Hobbes Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Hi, from Illinois, we just celebrated 200 years of Statehood and corruption, yesterday (They cooked the books to hit the number the feds needed for statehood). I'm 40 been out of the hobby for 22 years and I missed the sound of a model train going around the tracks. My father introduced me to UK trains with a kid book "Steam Train Journey" by Huck Scarry and I've wanted a 0-6-0 GWR ever since. This past year I have been building a GWR WWI era layout on the cheap. I was inspired to start down the road when I saw the Bachmann hospital train. This led me to wonder why I could never find UK trains over here. Thank you ebay... Lastly, I have never seen "Thomas the Train Engine" full episode but I think I would have loved it if it was out when I was a kid (I received an odd comment over at another forum which will remain nameless). 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted December 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2018 Hi Hobbes, Welcome to RMWeb! Thomas the Tank Engine never floated my boat, not even the books, but like you and so many others here my Dad got me into the hobby many moons ago and it seems to be a bug that you can't get rid of. P.S. Have you seen Ivor the Engine? (Classic British railway-based animation with a warm heart.) :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Hi Hobbes! Welcome to the forum! You may enjoy this: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Hello Hobbes, Welcome to the forum. Jeff 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 (edited) Hi Hobbes, welcome. There's quite a UK rail community here. You can stay in touch by joining BRMNA: http://www.brmna.org/index.html You most likely won't find British trains in the shops but mail order is your friend. Most of my purchases have been from Hattons: https://www.hattons.co.uk/ Happy trains. John Edited December 5, 2018 by brossard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I love that Huck Scarry book, and the On the Road one 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Thanks Mike that was alright. Soldor? some needs to make a Moldor mash up with Thomas. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted December 5, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hobbes: We have the Great British Train Show every 2 years just outside Toronto. (Sorry, you missed this year's) BRMNA also list member-dealers who supply most of the major needed parts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Thank you for the great welcome. Last night I watched (thanks to you tube) Ivor and Thomas which I found the need to add a 0-4-0 to my list and to someday see Wales. I visited the BRMNA website and will seek membership for 2019. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Thanks Mike that was alright. Soldor? some needs to make a Moldor mash up with Thomas. You're welcome. It's Sodor, BTW, which was the Reverend's shortened SOmerset and DORset railway - his fave. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 You're welcome. It's Sodor, BTW, which was the Reverend's shortened SOmerset and DORset railway - his fave. I thought it came from the Isle Of Man which he visited regularly. The Bishop on the IOM is the Bishop Of Sodor And Man. I believe one of them was a personal friend and a fellow railway enthusiast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_of_Sodor_and_Man Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Hi, from Illinois, we just celebrated 200 years of Statehood and corruption, yesterday (They cooked the books to hit the number the feds needed for statehood). I'm 40 been out of the hobby for 22 years and I missed the sound of a model train going around the tracks. My father introduced me to UK trains with a kid book "Steam Train Journey" by Huck Scarry and I've wanted a 0-6-0 GWR ever since. This past year I have been building a GWR WWI era layout on the cheap. I was inspired to start down the road when I saw the Bachmann hospital train. This led me to wonder why I could never find UK trains over here. Thank you ebay... Lastly, I have never seen "Thomas the Train Engine" full episode but I think I would have loved it if it was out when I was a kid (I received an odd comment over at another forum which will remain nameless). Good to see more people who appreciate the GWR about. I must admit I never really got into Thomas. The books weren't really about when I was a small child and when the TV series came out I was a teenager. It was all about Ivor The Engine when I was small. There was also the Sammy The Shunter books which were about a small shunting engine that had adventures such as meeting Santa, going to the circus and even going to America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_the_Shunter Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) As a UK ex pat with a lifetime of different scales and gauges, most of it came via E Bay, holiday trips back home. plus a few from UK dealers. Also coming from SW England, its good to read about your GW layout idea. My favourite railway! No freezing rain here, just freezing! Brian. Edited December 6, 2018 by brianusa 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) I thought it came from the Isle Of Man which he visited regularly. The Bishop on the IOM is the Bishop Of Sodor And Man. I believe one of them was a personal friend and a fellow railway enthusiast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_of_Sodor_and_Man Jason Having looked it up (I have never bothered before!), you appear to be absolutely correct!! I had assumed the S&D connection because he grew up near Bath. Another long-held assumption smashed to bits..... The personal friend was the famous Rev Teddy Boston, from Leicestershire. Edited December 6, 2018 by Mike Storey 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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