Mar 17, 2009 train spotters banned from platforms armed with notebooks and pens, train spotters have become as much a british railway tradition as leaves on the line or weekend engineering works. Jan 15, 2002 transatlantic trainspotters may like to cast their eyes over the array of us train sites. Richard digance is an english comedian and folk singer. Listen to train spotting song from richard digance s richard digance compilation for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Amazingly terry survived and wrote a song about his experience. Train spotting song, a song by richard digance on spotify. Feb 11, 2011 w ith the woman from your office that you left her for away at a weekend conference, you found yourself at a party staring at your exgirlfriend and her new boyfriend, and deciding that the new. It still looks the same today but you wont find many trainspotters. Rail fan, rail buff, railway enthusiast or train spotter whatever the term used, only one picture springs to the general public. Trains became luxurious and were a glamourous way to travel. Richard digance is a bafta nominated entertainer and a recipient of the gold. Trainspotting abebooks abebooks shop for books, art. In the mid80s he made a series of uk television onehour specials, starting in 1985 with a dabble of digance. Trainspotter is a free app for trainspotting, which allows you to log and keep track of sightings of british trains, designed for android smartphones.
Occasionally, however, some spotters pushed their luck. These networks are great places to find out about special train appearances and where to go for the best spots. An ian allan railway abc inventory from 1942 onwards. Train spotters banned from platforms uk news express. As they required a permit and this could be hard to obtain some shed bashers were illegal. View the profiles of professionals named richard train on linkedin. As security concerns threaten trainspotters, stephen moss revisits.
Richard foster, 33, editor of model rail magazine, peterborough, cambs. Buy art and edge sculpture online from our online store here. New little engine, and the original books from the railway series went outofprint. For many, probably now over 50, his name is synonymous with his series of abc and combined volume train number books. The ian allen locospotters club had a code of conduct to keep trainspotters in check and members had to sign a pledge of good behaviour. May 28, 2003 to many people, train spotters are a joke. The 1930s were an era of fast streamlined steam locomotives culminating in july 1938 when mallard took the world steam record reaching 126mph.
Train spotting song, a song by richard digance on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Explore releases from the trainspotters at discogs. Transatlantic trainspotters may like to cast their eyes over the array of us train sites. The loco spotters guide answers all of these questions, with firstclass illustrations portraying more than 60 of the most important steam, diesel and electric designs, including allimportant specifications and technical details to aid any wouldbe loco spotter. Security and safety concerns at railway stations around the country have led to many trainspotters being told they must have permission to note numbers or take photographs.
Richard digance is an evergreen performer who appeals to all ages, making him still one of britains top comedy and music attractions. Train spotter definition of train spotter by the free. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Train spotting is a form of collecting like stamps whereby the individual sets out to record every number from every train in the uk including electric and steam. Please send any photos of or relating to train spotters or enthusiasts. There are 4 professionals named richard train, who use linkedin to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. Train spotters banned from platforms armed with notebooks and pens, train spotters have become as much a british railway tradition as leaves on the line or weekend engineering works. Every trainspotter had to have ian allans book with all the train numbers in his. Shed bashing is a term used by train spotters to describe going out to as many railway sheds or depots as possible. W ith the woman from your office that you left her for away at a weekend conference, you found yourself at a party staring at your exgirlfriend and her new boyfriend, and deciding that the new. A journal to record the trains you find written by go go kabuki ltd.
Exploring europe by train is full of delights for the railobsessed. Train spotters retreat rochford local business facebook. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Richard claims it to be the most emotive songs hes ever heard and they recorded it together. A trainspotter is someone who is very interested in trains and spends time going to. Most spotters actually get the most out of their hobby when they treat it as a social one. But is this hobby really something you should be ashamed of. Railway train spotters which you can see in the attached pictures. The firm is telling train spotters who are standing on platforms at its stations noting down names and numbers of locomotives that they must leave, or move to the station concourse. Researching the trainspotters national railway museum blog. All of his books were illustrated by clive spong, an illustrator who, it was felt, could combine technical accuracy with the appealing, colourful style exemplified by c. Richard cunningham, richmond, virginia, usa a retired brit from usa, returned to his teenage passion uk railways, with a particular affection for the ian allan abc series and the platform 5 publications. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the trainspotters at the discogs marketplace. In america, they try to call rail enthusiasts trainfans, and talk of trainfanning.
Other series publications 19472012 ian allan railway books. May 29, 2003 trainspotters have reacted angrily to tales of them being treated as a security risk on stations, as revealed by bbc news online. Apr 23, 2008 ok, its been a long time coming we have hundreds of sites for photographs of our beloved railways but now you have the chance to share your own creations with like minded people your handwritten note books. Trainspotting this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. Here, the spotters could keep a record of what they had seen. I threw away all my ian allan books and trainspotting records when i discovered the opposite sex and beer at approximately the same time but. The contemporary diesel spotters guide 2nd edition railroad reference, no 14 marre, louis a. To network rail, the company which now runs the uks train network, they are potential terrorists. Buy train spotters by mike priestley from waterstones today. Railway train spotters pocket books for deisel l these are what i believe to be train spotting the books are in really good condition, as per the photos. Train spotters book for sale in uk view 16 bargains.
Her majestysthe piccadillythe palladium variety series produced by lwt for itv and also on summertime special, a variety showcase of the 1980s. The contemporary diesel spotters guide 2nd edition railroad reference, no 14. These are what i believe to be train spotting the books are in really good condition, as per the photos. I log my journeys and the trains i travel on, but i dont consider myself to be a spotter, as i dont really have an interest in standing on the end of a platform and writing down unit and loco numbers.
The contemporary diesel spotters guide 2nd edition railroad. Nursery rhymes from richard digance enjoy all the music albums and top video tracks of richard digance here on frogtoon music. Premier art gallery with stores in braehead, silverburn and the gyle. No matter how tatty they are, we keep them forever. Oh i think its time that somebody wrote of malcolm and margaret, train spotters of note you cant tell the difference between these two. The war then brought austerity and hardship and at the end of it, some train number books were published for train spotters. Thus trainspotter has come to mean any obsessed character who insists on talking about nothing but their chosen specialist subject. Oct 29, 2007 the aim of the group is to celebrate the often misunderstood train spotting entusiast and the photos i have posted in the group should show this affection. Jul 25, 2012 for me railway enthusiasm is about riding on trains and lines, as well as seeing new places. Drag queen blues, dear river thames, my friend upon the road, working class millionaire, englands green and pleasant land, show me the door, nadines song, how the west was lost, as the crow flies, a natural gas, and much more.
Take a photo, scan however you do it just post some of your favourite pages here, but please dont flood the site with. Join a train spotting network and share hints and tips with your fellow enthusiasts. Whether youre hankering for a sleeper journey across the central european plain or a swift jaunt on a metro train here are a few of the mustsee stops to plan into your continental odyssey. The railway train spotters bought for 37 last year, have been used but they are still in a great condition. Trainspotter definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Ian allan is a name deservedly recognised the across the world by anyone with a slight interest in railways. Apr 23, 2014 the ian allan abc book was the trainspotters goto guide. Gathering on station platforms in all weathers and wearing old anoraks and bobbly hats, they note the make, model and characteristics of each train that passes.