Trainspotters in the United Kingdom

Trainspotters in the United Kingdom

A pair of young trainspotters photographed at Bletchley railway station, 1962
Years active	1940s-present
Country	United Kingdom
Major figures	Ian Allan Francis Bourgeois Colin Gifford Nicholas Whittaker
Influenced	Phoenix Railway Photographic Circle The Anorak in popular culture

A trainspotter, also known as a locospotter or gricer, is a member of a British subculture that was popularised in the 1940s. Based on the spotting of locomotives and recording of their numbers, the subculture gained a notorious reputation in British popular culture during the twentieth century.