In a message dated 09/02/01 21:42:59 GMT Standard Time, dave@cdcatalogues.co.uk writes: << > Reading Mikey's post reminds me of my experiences of train travel when I was > nowt but a nipper : > > Anybody remember the machines they used to have where you put a penny in and > could produce a metal strip with your name on it ( an early form of Letraset > ! ). Or my favourite the old chocolate dispensers ? Sixpence I think ! Or a > Frys chocolate bar with gooey white filling - chocolate cream ? >> Oooooh yes Dave. Thanks Mikey and Dave for your memories. My dad and I used to go out for bike rides on a Sunday afternoon and often stopped on the top of the bridge to watch the trains. AWe also used to go to the seaside by train and there is nothing like a steam train, the smell, the noise of the wheels on the rail....mmmmmmmmm Maggie