Everyone has a hobby, but it certainly wasn’t on our bingo card for the 2020s to see a deep enthusiasm for trains and railways resurface.
Perhaps the most well-known 21st-century ferroequinologist is Francis Bourgeois, who rose to fame in 2021 for his charmingly enthusiastic, alternatively filmed trainspotting videos. Within a year, Mr Bourgeois had become the face of a railfan-themed campaign for a collaboration between The North Face and Gucci.
