Fairclough, Damon said once upon a time:
quoted 7 lines The point being that while this may be a daft but innocent way of> The point being that while this may be a daft but innocent way of
> spending time for a young boy (there are NO female trainspotters anywhere
> in the world - probable fact), in our anally retentive British society
> the hobby frequently continues into middle age and beyond. Thus, the
> sight of grown men standing on the platform, foaming at the mouth with
> excitement as a particularly 'dope' (I think you Americans would say)
> train goes past is very common.
Interesting. In the USA, we call these people "Trekkies".