Thanks to everyone for this topic. I thought I was the only one. Although I haven't yet set anything up, I have British OO, Ace & Darstaed O, and some ETS, and I subscribe to Railway Modeller. I'm thinking of building a small British-style OO layout - not just British prototype, but designed in a manner similar to what is popular in England.
For me, it started with visits to the National Railway Museum and several heritage railways in England and Wales. The amount of passion that the English have for trains is amazing.