it comes from people who spend their time standing by trainlines watching
trains go past and writing down the train numbers or some other details.
from what i can gather, it's popularity seems confined to the british
isles.
it's become a byword for pointless,  obsessive behaviour.
james
www.jbucknell.com



                                                                                
                                                                    
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Where did the term "trainspotting come from?
I know there was a film - which I didn't see.
What does it mean?



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