* * * * Can choo believe it? Train fanatic spends £22,000 building a railway line in his back garden
*By ANTHONY BOND<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Anthony+Bond+> * *PUBLISHED: 07:12 GMT, 9 July 2012 | UPDATED: 08:39 GMT, 9 July 2012* * * *For most men, owning a shed in their back garden is enough to make them happy.* *But, following a life-long obsession with trains, retired accountant Bill Barritt decided his garden was going to be that little bit more special. * *The 80-year-old is so obsessed by trains that he forked out £22,000 on his own railway line.* *[image: Incredible: Following a life-long obsession with trains, retired accountant Bill Barritt forked out £22,000 on his own railway line in his back garden]* *Incredible: Following a life-long obsession with trains, retired accountant Bill Barritt forked out £22,000 on his own railway line in his back garden* *[image: Dedicated: Mr Barritt spent three years building his own private train and 1.2 miles of track, which takes him around his 13 acres of land at his country home]* *Dedicated: Mr Barritt spent three years building his own private train and 1.2 miles of track, which takes him around his 13 acres of land at his country home* *[image: Treat: The grandfather uses the train to ferry his 12 grandchildren around his sprawling back garden in Bridgnorth, Shropshire]* *Treat: The grandfather uses the train to ferry his 12 grandchildren around his sprawling back garden in Bridgnorth, Shropshire* *Mr Barritt spent three years building his own private train and 1.2 miles of track, which takes him around his 13 acres of land at his country home.* *He even had the 25ft (7.5m) long eight-passenger train imported from America. * *The grandfather uses the train to ferry his 12 grandchildren around his sprawling back garden in Bridgnorth, Shropshire.* * * *Mr Barritt revealed it was his wife Patricia, 81, who persuaded him to fulfil his dream of owning his own train line. * *Mr Barritt said: 'Patricia told me I should build a railway because she knew it was something I'd always said I'd do. * *'I did it because she told me too really. 'Now I can get around the garden at any time - and my train always runs on time.* *[image: Train-mad pensioner Bill Barritt]* * * *[image: Train-mad pensioner Bill Barritt]* *Relaxing: Ever since he was a child, Mr Barritt has had a passion for railways and regularly travelled on trains around the country as he was growing up * *[image: Popular: Villagers are also invited round for a ride on the train and it's become somewhat of a tourist attraction]* *Popular: Villagers are also invited round for a ride on the train and it's become somewhat of a tourist attraction* *[image: Family affair: Mr Barritt has four children and 12 grandchildren - all of whom have all taken a trip round his track]* *Family affair: Mr Barritt has four children and 12 grandchildren - all of whom have all taken a trip round his track* *'It took a long time to complete sometimes I would take a break of a week or two and I got a lot of help from my gardener with the physical work.' * *Ever since he was a child Mr Barritt has had a passion for railways, regularly travelling on trains around the country as he was growing up.* *He added: 'I've always had a fascination with trains. As a youngster I would often go watching the steam trains on the main line up in Lancashire. * *'I loved to travel on the big old engines - the trains aren't the same these days. * *[image: Humorous: A sign warns passengers in Mr Barritt's garden of what they should be looking out for]* *Humorous: A sign warns passengers in Mr Barritt's garden of what they should be looking out for* *'But now I only have to look out of my back window to see one - it's wonderful.' * *Mr Barritt has four children and 12 grandchildren - all of whom have all taken a trip round his track. * *Villagers are also invited round for a ride on the train and it's become somewhat of a tourist attraction. * *Mr Barritt added: 'Everybody around the village knows about it and every now and then there's a knock at my door from people wanting a little trip.'* * * * <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/funonthenet/> * *".... I am the KING to my own UNIVERSE that Rule my MIND, BODY and SOUL!!! ...." * ** *- Aga Madjid -* -- -- you have this email because you join to "aga-madjid" GoogleGroups. to post emails, just send to : [email protected] to join this group, send blank email to : [email protected] to quit from this group, just send email to : [email protected] please visit to www.facebook.com/aga.madjid, add my Yahoo Messenger at [email protected] or add my twitter @aga_madjid thanks for joinning this group. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "aga-madjid" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
