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 Posted - March 17 2010 : 7:57:16 PM
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i would like to know why the kestrel was never made and peter waterman got the apt for £1,yes £1 ken
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Posted - March 17 2010 : 9:01:52 PM
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| Ken - seen a documentary that was shown on the History Channel here in the states about Pete Waterman - for those of you that don't know - Peter Waterman is one of the most famous names in the music industry. He is a Railroad collector and restorer. He has some rare UK rail pieces in his possesion. Other musicians who are into trains also hang out with Peter with they are not cutting records or touring.
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Posted - March 17 2010 : 10:44:41 PM
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I saw that one too Sounds like a true rail nut  He'd be awesome to meet irl  Any idea what his rail line is called?
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Posted - March 18 2010 : 06:45:01 AM
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hi microbusss,check this out
Pete Waterman's main interests outside music is in railways.
He has been involved in several railway ventures over the years. In 1988 he revived the name of the London and North Western Railway Company for his rail vehicle maintenance business, based at Crewe, which was the largest privately owned rail maintenance business in the country until it was sold to Arriva in November 2008[7]. In 1994 in the opening stages of the privatisation of British Rail, he bought the Special Trains Unit which ran tourist charters and the like.[8] This was sold on after a few years.
He also has a keen interest in model railways, and is the founder of the model railway business Just Like the Real Thing, which specialises in O scale kits. He works closely with model-maker Malcolm Mitchell on this project. He continues to retain an interest in the company and regularly accompanies its sales stand to model railway exhibitions. Waterman has an extensive private collection of railway models and railway layouts, in O scale and larger gauges.[9] He is currently building a large model of Leamington Spa railway station, in O scale, set in the 1950s.[10]. He has written several books and many magazine articles on the subject. He has said that his ability to become absorbed in making models helped him cope with grief after the death of his son.[11]
and this is the toy one he owns
http://www.justliketherealthing.co.uk/
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