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For the past three years I've been writing a series of books aimed at youth in late-primary and early-secondary school, detailing what life is like for train-focused kids, particularly with autism, adhd, or a combination of both. I have one completed story of 80k words, and several more that I'm...

I've elaborated on this in previous threads, but I'm just curious if anyone else had a similar perspective. I spent the first six years of my life close to the Hertford East branch (Musley Hill in Ware and Sele Farm in Hertford) but then ended up moving to the middle of Norfolk (Fakenham) in...

For most, probably a mundane and otherwise insignificant location on the national rail network, but in 1960 it had 'continental' gates installed which as far as I know, were unique. Honking great big things at 28' long. The closest barriers in resemblance today are NRS ones, which are now...

Hey everyone! For the past couple of years I've been hard at work on a novel about a preteen boy with a fascination for trains, set in Anglia in the mid 2000s. I'm in search of some old timetables. In particular I'm looking for Hertford East WAGN in Summer and Autumn 2005, Liverpool Street to...

Back in the late-2000s I went through quite a lot. Already having undergone a traumatic inter-continental move at the end of primary school, I then lost a friend who meant more to me than anyone else ever had. To try and cope with all of this, I decided to start writing my own escape from...

I will be heading over to Great Britain in six weeks time, and I intend to get at least one or two driver's eye view trips arranged. Does anybody know how to do this effectively? I phoned FCC last year, and they said that it would take weeks to arrange. I phoned NXEA the same day and they said...

Ok, I've decided to post a new little chit-chat topic about what you'd fancy doing with one billion pounds. Here's what I would do: 1. Buy the whole trackbed of the Buntingford Branch Line from St. Margarets Junction to Braughing, and propose a new trackbed from Braughing to Buntingford. Lay...

I found this rather odd a few days ago when I was travelling between Ware and St Margarets and between St Margarets and Ware. The fare charged by the ticket machine from St Margarets to Ware (Adult Single) is £1.95. However, by ticket office cashier, Ware to St Margarets (Adult Single) is...

I may be coming to England this summer, but I'd like to ask a question or two about the line before I jump in and make a mistake about timing, like I did last time. (Filmed train at Stanstead Abbotts, waited for second train to come with the camera waiting, and then I figure out that the other...

Do you happen to have any memories of the railways of Britain that are no longer able to be fulfilled once again? For example, Ware and St. Margarets level crossings on the Hertford East branch used to have noisier sirens back in 1998, however, they have replaced them with new, quieter ones...