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What does the press think about our pastime? Please find articles about a range of themes swirling around about railways!
 
DATE PUBLICATION WRITER ARTICLE TITLE
26/08/2024 Guardian Henry Dyer Great Central Railway plans to revive Victorian train route
20/08/2024 Heritage Railway Robin Jones Charity concert in memory of 25-year-old Henry
21/03/2024 The Oldie Chris Donald Confessions of a Trainspotter
28/01/2024 Telegraph Richard Godwin Why ‘pointless’ hobbies like Lego and model railways can help prevent dementia
27/01/2024 The Critic Richard Bratby Death of the Model Railway?
19/01/2024 Guardian Colin Boocock Time to get on board with model railways
11/10/2023 New York Times Lily Radziemski In Northern France, Riding the Rails Into the Past
29/01/2023 Guardian Patience Agbabi Trainspotting unites my family – we share the pleasure of intricate details
22/06/2022 Huckmag Freddy Miller Who today’s trainspotters are and what drives their unfettered enthusiasm
30/03/2021 Friends NRM Mike Peart What trainspotting can lead to
23/03/2022 Guardian Dave Simpson ‘I’m proud to be called a nerd!’ Pop and rock greats who love model railways
21/05/2019 Guardian Luke Turner Not just for anoraks: model railways are a joyful escape
30/06/2015 Telegraph Unknown Ian Allan, trainspotter - obituary
23/06/2014 NRM Amy Banks Researching the Trainspotters
21/11/1993 Independent Alex Renton The man who invented trainspotting: It has become a dirty word, but why?