are you a trainspotter?

s78ucr · Post by **s78ucr** » 05 Nov 2004 20:01

It's noting to be ashamed of!
i certainly am. You'll find me at Basingstoke or Eastleigh most weekends

GoneWacko · Post by **GoneWacko** » 05 Nov 2004 20:12

I *used* to be one but over the years my interest in trains has diminished.

ChrisCF · Post by **ChrisCF** » 05 Nov 2004 20:52

I think it's sad, but I do have several notepads (containing mostly exam revision notes). Where do I vote?

Purno · Post by **Purno** » 07 Nov 2004 09:08

/me is a trainspotter. When I've some time and a digital photo cam, I make movies of passing trains. I don't like to make pictures, because ERS already has so much. I like movies

dizcon · Post by **dizcon** » 07 Nov 2004 14:21

the railway is just a few metres away from our outdoor break/smoking/coffee-table at my second job.. so we look at the passing trains. what's the notepad for?

ThorRune · Post by **ThorRune** » 07 Nov 2004 15:37

Not(h)ing?

TheGrew · Post by **TheGrew** » 07 Nov 2004 15:41

s78ucr wrote:It's noting to be ashamed of!
i certainly am. You'll find me at Basingstoke or Eastleigh most weekends

I live in Eastleigh and travel by train from Eastleigh to Winchester every day to get to school.

mlw_1550 · Post by **mlw_1550** » 07 Nov 2004 23:12

dizcon wrote:the railway is just a few metres away from our outdoor break/smoking/coffee-table at my second job.. so we look at the passing trains. what's the notepad for?

Trainspotters usually take notes of everything about their subjects, such as travelled milleage, locomotives riden, and so on.
I'm a trainspotter myself, but I usually only take notes of the units photographed.

Waynerrr · Post by **Waynerrr** » 07 Nov 2004 23:17

I will happily go to the local crossing and sit trackside to watch the trains. Not to jot down numbers, there's just a certain rush you get from 1000 tons of metal rushing past at 100mph!

Thing is, do you stop 'spotting' when you've collected all the numbers?

s78ucr · Post by **s78ucr** » 08 Nov 2004 19:42

I think i becoming what's known as a 'train basher' [where you try to ride behind every member of a certain class]. Covering the 159 fleet was no trouble, i'm now half-way through the 442s, and about 22 Desiros

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