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I took a day to myself yesterday, one that had probably needed for a while… Whilst I love my job and am enjoying the layout commissions I have been working on recently strangely, or perhaps not so surprisingly, I’ve found their all encompassing nature to drain me of my own personal creativity. I’ve scratched around at a few jobs and played trains but haven’t felt the energy to start Boothstown or Paxton Road 3. For some time (well 35+ years) I’ve wanted a large logo Class 37. Tim loved Scottish railway’s, my library book education showed me them on the West Highland and Far North, I even had a poster on the wall of my bedroom. Much more recently and with my ‘British Rail’ rebirth through N I’ve watched ‘modern’ Farish ones go for silly money on eBay narrowly avoiding temptation -  I don’t need one…  However, when 37418 appeared for reasonable money last week I’m sure you’ll understand the drive and energy that fuelled its swift purchase. Her arrival and a life long love of all things S

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