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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: stevieboy on December 28, 2013, 12:49:14 PM

Title: Thought i'd share this - Then & Now
Post by: stevieboy on December 28, 2013, 12:49:14 PM
Time for a laugh!

Having spent yesterday at my Dad's house, a spot of running was inevitable. After re-soldering a wire or two on his 50+ year old OO Princess Elizabeth, out came the 'trains'!

Apologies for the oversize subject in the imagery, but 23 years on my favourite childhood loco still runs perfectly!

(http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a593/stevieboy-15/IMAG2829_zpsb3d00eed.jpg)

And here I am, 23 years ago recieving said loco.

(http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a593/stevieboy-15/IMAG2842_zps291a733e.jpg)

Anybody else got any similar Then & Now's they can share?
Title: Re: Thought i'd share this - Then & Now
Post by: Newportnobby on December 28, 2013, 01:44:21 PM
I think my Mum still has a photograph of me aged 8 receiving a Triang Hymek for Christmas.
52 years later here I am with 3 of them in N gauge :)
Title: Re: Thought i'd share this - Then & Now
Post by: scotsoft on December 28, 2013, 01:45:25 PM
Thank you for posting your pictures  :thumbsup:

I would have loved to see your face when your favourite loco started up again after 23 years  :D

cheers John.
Title: Re: Thought i'd share this - Then & Now
Post by: stevieboy on December 28, 2013, 01:49:44 PM
Quote from: scotsoft on December 28, 2013, 01:45:25 PM
Thank you for posting your pictures  :thumbsup:

I would have loved to see your face when your favourite loco started up again after 23 years  :D

cheers John.

It brought a smile to my face, then an evil glint as I remembered the great 37 vs 47 battles me and my brother used to have!
Title: Re: Thought i'd share this - Then & Now
Post by: Plainline. on December 28, 2013, 02:51:04 PM
I was thinking this morning, the train set I received this Christmas  was 50 years after the last train set I had at Christmas ( a triang breakdown set) !