- An Introduction to Trainspotting - Humorous, ironic guide, describing train spotting culture, use of data books, collection of numbers for obscure rolling stock, gaining entry to depots, and railway journalism.
www.geocities.com/nrc36/bp/tspot.htm
- Anorak, a Term of Abuse - Defines and derivates anorak and trainspotting.
www.geocities.com/athens/parthenon/6197/anorak.htm
- Basher Speak - Glossary of trainspotters' words and phrases.
www.rodge.plus.com/faq/basher.html
- BBC News: Plane-spotters knew the risks - Discusses different views of plane spotters in Britain and Greece, following the arrest of a group of spotters on charges of spying. By Angelos Stangos.
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1685000/1685453.stm
- Going Native - Describes trainspotter stereotypes, use of the term as an insult, and how spotting culture has changed over time.
www.geocities.com/robainsley2/eikoku/7.html
- Guardian Unlimited: Notes and Queries - Discusses the meaning and derivation of the term anorak as applied to a person.
www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-19185,00.html
- Guardian Unlimited: Ooh - Is that a Belgian F-16 - Examines the reasons why people plane spot and how it reflects underlying British eccentricity. By Stephen Moss.
www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4305393,00.html
- How to Tell Apart a Trainspotter's Top 10 from a DJ's Top 10 - Humorous list of differences between music trainspotters and normal Disc Jockeys.
www.phinnweb.com/chart/trainspotters.html
- Memories of a Train Spotting Lady - Personal history of becoming a trainspotter, with poetic opus.
www.dreadful.org.uk/memories_of_a_train_spotting_lad.htm
- Runway 33: Spotting - Recounts conversation between plane spotter and passer-by, which attempts to set spotting in context with other hobbies.
www.runway33.flyer.co.uk/spotting.htm
- The Joys of Birdwatching - Defines and considers the appeal of birdwatching and twitching.
www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/4074/3twitch.htm
- The Savvy Traveller: Trainspotting - Martin Stott's interviews with train spotters and railway enthusiasts in York. Text and audio.
www.savvytraveler.com/show/features/2000/20001117/trainspotting.shtml
- Trainspotting - Describes the appearance, behavior, and interests of British trainspotters, with glossary of terms.
elt.britcoun.org.pl/y_trains.htm
- Trainspotting - Personal view of reasons for a change in opinion towards trainspotting.
www.siliconmom.com/Trainspotting.html
- Twitching - Birders, Rarities and Ethics - Contains classification of groups of birders and birder ethics.
www.zestforbirds.co.za/twitch.html
- What is Aircraft Spotting - Contains history, different areas of interest, and personal experiences.
users.pandora.be/michel.vandaele/air1.htm
- What is Plane Spotting - Contains definitions and personal reasons for plane spotting, with notes on how to spot.
www.planespotting.com/novice/novice.html
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