Friend was very into numbers. We were under 10, would walk to Rock Ferry station, get a 1/- return to Chester, wander round logging all the LMS engined. 4-6-2 s, 6 saddle tankers etc. No questions asked.
Where have you been, nowhere, what did you do, nothing.
He was also a car knut, made me learn all the different badges etc.
I think we also hoped that we might be able to help the police if they were looking for a robber; it was a story going around that some number had helped the police.