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trainspotting en · NOUN
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(alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative spelling of train spotting.
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, [...]
2020 April 8, “Network News: COVID-19: Questions and Answers”, in Rail, page 11:The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it is known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, it’s a big deal. For foreigners, it is a unique insight into the quintessentially Japanese experience of trainspotting.
2025 April 8, Joshua Korber Hoffman, “The ‘Shinkansen kiss’: Japan’s little-known rail spectacle that attracts trainspotters from around the world”, in CNN: