Due to the little awareness of train safety, Ian Allan took it upon himself to set up the Loco-spotters club, and teach railway safety to those who joined.
Once set up, its popularity expanded dramatically, and by the s roughly one million locomotive guides, or ABC guides were sold every year.
Since then, train spotting took a hold of a large amount of people, and even made its way across the seas to America, whereby its popularity shot up.
Train spotting is not only a famous film; it is an actual real hobby which predominately involves the collection in the sightings of trains. Rather, they will share information of the whereabouts of the trains, while marking off in their little book of data. Because the collections are so vast - train spotters usually point their particular interest to one area, or company or even time in history. As well as the book of data carried with them, train spotters tend to carry a notebook, pen, a tape recorder to replace the notebook ; as well as a cell phone to keep in contact with other keen railway fans , and lastly a camera mainly used by rail fans rather than spotters.
Internet mailing lists are also used widely - as well as sites, by means of sharing and informing. Not just any camera used to take pictures on a night out - these cameras tend to be that of high quality, needed to take a picture at speed. As the technology progresses, the quality of the picture generally is a great deal better, thus fuelling the excitement for many enthusiasts. Usually such photos are taken upon public property, unless they have otherwise sought after the permission of land owners.
Although, such photos can even be shown on exhibit at the Tyne and Wear metro North England , something which is embraced by many. Throughout the National Rail network, photographs are allowed upon all platforms and stations; while the London underground allow photographs being taken without flash and the use of tripods this can seriously agitate the many Londoners attempting to get to and from work.
Although if you require to spend more than 15 minutes taking such pictures or films, then you will need to be granted permission from the London underground Film Office yes they do have one.
Although in Australia, Connex Melbourne requires such rail buffs to hold a permit to take photographs. Spain also requires a permit; while this is illegal throughout America due to copyright laws - once a picture is taken by a railway buff, then said photo remains their property and therefore cannot be deleted by authorities.
While in Greece, photographs of trains are forbidden without a legal justification. Not only this but being part of the railway adventure. For example, as a railway buff, you could well have heard the term basher - which usually refers to various things:. Those many railroads which are now a distant memory to many, are the interest of many rail buffs; using old maps to search for grown over railroads and abandoned stations which remain closed.
Many of rail enthusiasts also have an interest in the creation of a smaller scale railway. There are many clubs and stockists of such equipment which has a large following.
The likeness of the trains understandably began somewhat unrepresentative, however as technology developed, so did the likeness of the smaller scale trains to their larger counterparts.
Many may assume that building a model railway is a piece of cake, so to speak. Train-spotting is evidently a serious business, and following my reference to the club in North Hull, I am told by year-old R. Evans, of Hessle, that a flourishing club has been in existence locally since last December.
To railway officials the 1. But to the 40 or 50 kiddies who regularly crowd into it on Saturdays its the "Train Spotters' Special. Words We're Watching talks about words we are increasingly seeing in use but that have not yet met our criteria for entry. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!
Log in Sign Up. Words We're Watching Trainspotting The practice of watching trains, particularly as a hobby. The modern day trainspotter is an altogether more sophisticated creature, most likely to be found wearing a Polyester microfibre mountaineer's jacket which boasts excellent wicking properties, a waterproof laminate skin and big enough pockets for voice activated dictation machine and a pair of high quality German binoculars.
However, the epithet still applies and if anything, is more appropriate than ever. John Midknight, Harrow UK It's due to the type of coat worn by trainspotters whilst they scribble frantically into their notebooks on the end of cold, lonely railway platforms. The appeal of trainspotting is a mystery to most of us so if someone hints at rather too much statistical knowledge of something mundane or trivial, the epithet "anorak" is jofully applied.
I suppose the american "nerd" is an equivalent. Austin Fisher, Auckland New Zealand The term "Anorak" refers to anyone who is obsessed with a hobby to the point of fanatacism.
It comes from trainspotters a term that can be freely substituted for anorak who traditionally wear anoraks to keep toasty while noting down train numbers on windy platforms.
Dan Whaley, Amsterdam Netherlands "Anoraks" are coat-like garments that according to a rather cruel stereotype train-spotters are seen to favour as they stand at the end of railway station platforms noting down the train numbers that pass by. The term "Anorak" has evolved to mean a person who partakes of what may be seen as rather a odd hobby or subject. Matt Jones, Croydon UK An "anorak" is someone who is either very knowledgeable or interested in a subject. The subject is usually one which would not interest other people - e.
The term comes from the deeply unfashionable plastic anoraks of the 70s and 80s, which supposedly people who obsess about such subjects would wear. Since they're into "sensible" clothes and not fashion.
Rick Webber, London Uk The term anorak is used to describe someone who has an avid interest or expertise in something most people would either find boring train spotting or is very complex such as quantum physics. John Ness, Glasgow Scotland An anorak is a derogatory term meaning the anal retentive accumulation of miniscule, arcane, and quite often useless bits of information.
I believe it was used first around the indie music scene of the mid eighties. The item in question refers to the preferred clothing of those followers of that great British pastime - trainspotting.
Knowledge for knowledge's sake, if ever there was. As a child in Melbourne where I didn't need an anorak , I kept what I called my "tram collection", a list of numbers from 1 to that I used to carry around with me in my mother's car. Does anyone know where I can get help? Andrew Leslie, Stuttgart Germany I don't believe it Matthew, London The first use, to the best of my knowledge, was due to the waterproof clothing worn by the people who would charter small boats to see the offshore pirate radio stations that were moored off the Essex coast.
The presenters would look out of the studio window and talk to their listeners about the latest boat load of anoraks coming towards the ship. In American slang an "anorak" would be properly known as a "geek" rather than a nerd.
In short, a nerd is a geek with some social skills. Now, Gates has an attractive wife also a nerd , gives billions to charity and built a house like God would if God could afford it. Gates used to be a geek, now he's a nerd. Ralph Nader is a geek, Al Gore is a nerd. David Dreaming Bear, Horsethief Canyon, California USA Anorak is a term of abuse applied to trainspotters because of the clothes they wear when pursuing their supposedly pointless hobby. The people who enjoy giving such abuse often have much more thrilling and fulfilling interests such as milling around with crowds of semi-drunk hooligans all wearing identical multi-coloured scarves while watching overpaid prima donnas trying to propel a plasticised pig-bladder substitute in between two sticks.
The proportion that were anoraks turned out to be significantly higher than that of the general population at a p level of Roger Humphry, Inverness Scotland To support Mark Morton's point, this is from www. Andy has been credited with inventing the term anorak to describe an enthusiastic, if slightly obsessive, fan. It dates from or 74 when four boat loads of listeners went out on an excursion to visit the three radio ships then anchored off the Dutch coast. On Radio Caroline it was decided that they would mark the occasion by presenting a programme not from inside the studio as normal but from out on the deck to give the fans something to see.
It was a chilly day and the visitors had sensibly wrapped up warm against the elements. The listeners heard Andy say that he was delighted that so many anoraks had come out to see the ship. From this one, off-the-cuff, remark, thousands of enthusiasts across Europe came to be known as anoraks and a new example of modern English usage was born. S spots trains I personally count patterns of flashing lights turn signals, traffic lite changes, ect. I go to the station, and spot trains.
It's actually quite fun. And I have been called an anorak by my Brit friend. I don't take it as too much of an insult, although it's meant to be one.
Then again, I take geek and nerd as compliments as well. To use the definition in a britspeak dictionary, "A socialy inept person, obsessed with a hobby or intrest.
Has little or no fashion sense, and errs towards eccentricy. Matt Hill, Wednesbury, UK Reading the replies above it has become clear to me that a train spotter who stands at the centre of a warm platform while the wind is not blowing is not, in fact, an anorak. Dave, Swindon, UK Having a boyfriend who enjoys trainspotting I would say that he is considerably more interesting than many men who can't be dragged away from the TV or games machines.
Sue, Essex, UK The term also applies to people who can recite the correct order for the reading of the shipping forecast.
Hamish McSmall, Dundee Scotland I recall from my university days that a geek was defined as a circus perfomer who bit the heads off of live chickens. Part of the great American circus and freak show traditions of my land.
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