I'm suprised that they didn't make any mention of whether he wore an anorak or not.
I spoke to my father in law about this a while back and he said whjen he was a kid it was very popular when the locos were all steam. It does seem to have declined after the demise of steam and you can see why. Diesels are nowhere near as glamorous or interesting.

I spoke to my father in law about this a while back and he said whjen he was a kid it was very popular when the locos were all steam. It does seem to have declined after the demise of steam and you can see why. Diesels are nowhere near as glamorous or interesting.