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MidnightFlyer

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Can anyone think of any?

So far I've got:
Michael Palin
Pete Waterman
That's it

I'm sure there must be more though...
 
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THe Duke of Gloucester (He opened the extension of the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway to Duffield)
 
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Chris Tarrant has admitted to taking numbers at/near Reading.
Kenneth Clarke, the current Tory Justice Minister used to train spot at Nottingham. His constituency, Rushcliffe, is nearby.
Ian Hislop "likes" trains, but I don't know to what degree.
 
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It was reported that Frank Sinatra (when alive) had a miniature railway running through each of his rooms in his house
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Joe Brown was once a steam loco fireman
 
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newbie babs said:
It was reported that Frank Sinatra (when alive) had a miniature railway running through each of his rooms in his house
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Joe Brown was once a steam loco fireman
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I allways think of Jimmy Savile of being a train guy, but that's just because of the adverts.

Norman Baker has also mentioned a personal intrest in railways, whether that is just politics I don't know.
 
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Ian Hislop "likes" trains, but I don't know to what degree.
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He always struck me as a closet train crank. You just know there's a selection of dirty anoraks in his wardrobe :)
 
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On the other end of the spectrum, I know that Frankie Boyle hated trains with a passion, espicially GNER when it was around. I expect he doesnt like East Coast either
 
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On the other end of the spectrum, I know that Frankie Boyle hated trains with a passion, espicially GNER when it was around. I expect he doesnt like East Coast either
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Yes, but he hates everything.

I think another well known enthusiast has to be Nick Owen from ITV News.
 
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James may? Or at least long model trains
 
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Yew said:
James may? Or at least long model trains
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I think he likes model trains, but knows little about real railways.

From watching James' programme the other day, I think Oz Clarke is a good candidate for a real enthusiast.
 
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I think James May is interested in engineering in general but not specifically railways.
 
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Lawrence of Arabia.

Well he liked to blow them up.
 
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I've just read this on Steve Lamacq's Twitter:
Steve is mad on trains. He's spent a small fortune on what we think is part of a train track. Does anyone still have any hobbies?
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He's a very cool, well-respected DJ, on BBC 6Music (and used to be on Radio 1)
 
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