Humorous, ironic guide, describing train spotting culture, use of data books, collection of numbers for obscure rolling stock, gaining entry to depots, and railway journalism.
http://www.geocities.com/nrc36/bp/tspot.htm
Discusses different views of plane spotters in Britain and Greece, following the arrest of a group of spotters on charges of spying. By Angelos Stangos.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1685453.stm
Describes trainspotter stereotypes, use of the term as an insult, and how spotting culture has changed over time.
http://www.geocities.com/robainsley2/eikoku/7.html
Examines the reasons why people plane spot and how it reflects underlying British eccentricity. By Stephen Moss.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4305393,00.html
Martin Stott's interviews with train spotters and railway enthusiasts in York. Text and audio.
http://savvytraveler.publicradio.org/show/features/2000/20001117/trainspotting.shtml
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