Trainspotting

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of train spotting. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "I am a rail enthusiast. Can I still go trainspotting? Absolutely not unless passing a railway forms part of your daily exercise. Nobody should travel to stations unless it is essential that they travel, [...]"

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railfanningrailfanning

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"Academy award-winning filmmaker Danny Boyle reunites with his original Trainspotting cast 20 years later to make a sequel that deals with aging, accountability, friendship and once again, betrayal."

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