Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone,
I’m Alan from Perthshire. I’ve recently been diagnosed as autistic at 45. I’m not good at introductions, or social networking - but I’m here and hoping to make use of the forum and make some connections.
Hi Alison, Puff Pastry Hangman, and Aidie. Thanks for the welcome.
My interests are agriculture and heavy machines such as tractors and combines; Lego; video games; and railway infrastructure. I feel blessed that I work in the railway industry and I have a job that I really enjoy.
Great to hear you have a job you love. My grandad drove trains all his working life. Steams trains to start with, then diesel and electric. In retirement, he went on a trip to the National Railway Museum in York (he didn't usually leave the East Anglian region). I could see on his face that it was the most amazing place he had ever been to. Trains stay in your blood apparently.
Hi Alison, that’s not an uncommon story - I know of colleagues and ex colleagues who said that railway is more than just a job.