John Brannelly
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I would say it was the steam trains on the Isle of Man. In 1949, we had our first family holiday there. We took the train from Eccleston Park to Lime Street, and my brother pointed out named locos as we passed Edge Hill and ran down through the cuttings and tunnels into the terminus. We used public transport to get around the island, including trains from Douglas to Port Erin, Peel and Ramsey. Those locos all had names, and that confirmed my interest. My locospotting days began then: I was a few days short of my seventh birthday, and the fascination continues.