Off Topic Trainspotting

Anyone know any?

it’s always puzzled me what they get out of standing at the end of platforms with their notebooks in the rain.

Anyone know what they do?

 

Spot trains.

 

What a random thread.

Ummm no I don't, I assumed it died out in 70s or something. Presumably its the same edge of the seat thrill that plane spotters and bird spotters get, just with ummmm.. . trains.

 

The office where I work is situated next to a bus station.

We regularly see bus spotters. BUS spotters ffs.

 

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I dunno, I I thought it was some really old trains are on tracks still and people are interested in steam engines. I can't imagine spotting a grubby, stinky modern day train that is on the track daily.

My dad is a bird spotter, he was intensely interested in me (his only son,) learning it. So when I was a kid i could hear a bird and instantly know exactly what it was.
I got bored of it and have forgotten literally all of it.

 

I like looking at birds. The long legged double breasted mattress thrasher is a personal favourite of mine!

 

They are regularly on the platforms at York. It just seems really odd behaviour.

 

If you know that then it seems that so are you. What was it you called it again...

 

Begbie, the best ever trainspotter

 

I liked Spud. Ya ken.