The Trainspotter's Notebook: The unmissable book from TikTok's trainspotting sensation

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Henry Vines, editorial director, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to The Trainspotter’s Notebook from Millie Lean at YMU. It's nothing to do with 'jealousy', they just don't need or want a 'poster boy' making media appearances on their behalf. Another shows his reaction to the arrival of a British Rail Class 377 train travelling from Littlehampton to Southampton Central, during which he waves at the train driver and then proceeds to fall out of his chair; the video has garnered over six million views.Thereafter, he began posting other collaborations to social media alongside Rosalía, Thierry Henry in a Puma advert, [44] and Sam Fender. At times funny and heart-warming, meditative and reflective, and always joyous, The Trainspotter's Notebook is an ode to the places and people of the railway from the internet's most beloved trainspotter. In a BBC Radio 1 interview, he demonstrated his ability to identify the make and model of a train by its horn sound.

It's worth having a listen, the relevant section starts at 45 minutes into the programme on the BBC Sounds recording. I too have got up early and travelled far and wide, from Thurso to Penzance to see interesting and unusual trains and trams. My heart in the last remarks of the book 🥺 I also appreciated the audio clips of the different trains and his reactions to him. Tom Daley to appear in festive special of Channel 4 digital series Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois". This year, we’re celebrating 30 years of Percy Pig and I want to make sure it’s a great day for him!We are thrilled to be publishing The Trainspotter’s Notebook and can’t wait to invite readers aboard this autumn. He began making TikTok videos on trainspotting during the COVID-19 pandemic and has received widespread acclaim for his joyful and uplifting content. We also use them to help detect unauthorized access or activity that violate our terms of service, as well as to analyze site traffic and performance for our own site improvement efforts.

Lean added: “Francis is a born storyteller, which is abundantly clear in his euphoric, uplifting content that has captured the imagination of millions. Pinty announces new mixtape 'Pinty's House' with singles 'Flex' and 'On My Own' Watch Francis Bourgeois cameo in the track's music video". It encourages its audience to reconnect with the passions we all held as children, and gives readers a fresh appreciation for Britain’s industrial landscape and the extraordinary world of the railway. It traverses through the fields and footbridges of the British countryside, passing through grandiose ticket halls, historic terminals and backwater stations.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. I then got 'it' and understood Francis simply loved trains and allowed the viewers into his passion on his terms. The only difference is that both of them have managed to do extremely well in the past decade and no one will bat an eyelid anymore if you said you liked either. Given the perception amongst his school peers that trainspotting was uncool, he explained that his pseudonym allowed him to "feel a bit more protected" when making videos. The book gives a short history of the author's love of trains before going on to give a series of episodes in his railway adventures all over England and the lengths he goes to find and photograph interesting trains, especially his beloved HSTs (Inter City 125s) and Class 37s.

After multiple media appearances and collaborations with public figures such as Thierry Henry, Joe Jonas, Rosalia and Sam Fender, plus brands such as Gucci and Spotify, Bourgeois has a growing social media following of more than 4. The thing is that when it comes to the 'sad man' jokes that many hobbies have faced, they have usually had a resurgence and have seen a new influx of poeple going into it with an open mind and with mainly good results. Biography: Francis Bourgeois is an English trainspotter and social media personality, best known for his videos posted on Instagram and TikTok on the topic of trains. Why everyone – from Joe Jonas to Gucci – is obsessed with TikTok trainspotting sensation Francis Bourgeois".On 18 November 2022, Trainline launched a social campaign featuring Bourgeois and Craig David to raise awareness of the environmental benefits of traveling by train. Now that his notoriety has hit critical mass, it’s only right that Francis Bourgeois has his own TV show of sorts. I'd never heard of Francis but a quick scan of the book showing visits to stations for spotting and the sketches sold it. Bourgeois' initial TikTok posts consisted of fake "interviews" and comedic doctored videos of himself conversing with celebrities over Instagram Live, including British rapper Swarmz, drill artist Digga D, and alt-pop artist Billie Eilish, as well as Kylie Jenner, [32] which garnered him an early following.