Is Trainspotting a British hobby?
Is Trainspotting a British hobby? Trainspotting first originated in the UK in the 1940's, when a young PR trainee working in Waterloo spotted a gap in the market for a guide to inform young locomotive enthusiasts. There are a few different types of trainspotting practiced in the UK.
What is the derogatory term for train enthusiasts?
In the United States, they can be referred to pejoratively as foamers. There is a dispute over the origin of this term.
Are trainspotters autistic?
The trainspotter, it was recently revealed, may be psychiatrically challenged. Dr Uta Frith of the Medical Research Council's Cognitive Development Unit, has said that trainspotters and other obsessive collectors of trivia, may be suffering from Asperger's Syndrome, a mild form of autism.