1975: Kids Choose TRAIN SPOTTING | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

John Stapleton meets some young lads with a rather old-fashioned hobby. For them, Subbuteo and Scalextric hold little allure, for they are committed trainspotters. Much of their school holidays are spent at Paddington station, clutching a copy of 'British Railways Locomotives and Other Motive Power', in the hope of spotting an elusive locomotive or two that they can mark off.

What draws them to train spotting in this post-steam era?

Originally broadcast 6 August, 1975.





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