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Railfan

A railfan, train fan, rail buff, train enthusiast, or train buff (American English), railway enthusiast, railway buff, anorak (British English), gunzel (Australian English), trainspotter (British English) or ferroequinologist is a person who is recreationally interested in trains and rail transport systems.

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Railfan

Nodes109
Edges108
Triples93
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018349
Components1

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Railfan

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related to Railway photography · 37
Railfan → Deutsche Bahn, However, Hudson, In, In Germany, In Greece, In Indonesia, In Singapore, Italy, July, Kereta Api Indonesia, Legislative Decree, London, March, Most, National Rail, New York City Subway, Nexus, Occasionally, PATH
related to Other activities · 14
Railfan → Amtrak, Auto Train, Canada, Examples, Florida, Folkston, Folkston Railfan Platform, Georgia, Illinois, In, Rochelle, Rochelle Railroad Park, Some, USA
related to Trainspotting · 13
Railfan → ABC, An, Edith Nesbit's, Fanny Gordon, Great Western Main Line, Ian Allan, In Great Britain, Irvine Welsh's, Southern Railway, The, The Railway Children, This, Westbourne Park
see also · 10
Railfan → James Benning, List, Peter Dinklage, Railway, Sensible Train Spotting, Station Agent, Train, Trains, United KingdomRR, United KingdomTracks Ahead
related to Activities · 7
Railfan → Collection, Many, Monitoring, Railfans, Railway, The, This
related to Safety · 6
Railfan → BNSF, British Transport Police, In, Owing, United Kingdom, US

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railway photography rail train isbn trains railfans railroad enthusiasts station locomotives united railways public enthusiast british transport bashing stations use

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tripods are used.In Indonesiainstance ofDeutsche Bahn allows non-commercial photography as long as no additional equipment0.80text
Kereta Api Indonesia allows photography on a train stationinstance ofDeutsche Bahn allows non-commercial photography as long as no additional equipment0.80text
inside the train as long as it is for private useinstance ofDeutsche Bahn allows non-commercial photography as long as no additional equipment0.80text
on a public areainstance ofDeutsche Bahn allows non-commercial photography as long as no additional equipment0.80text
without ancillary equipment such as tripodinstance ofDeutsche Bahn allows non-commercial photography as long as no additional equipment0.80text
dronesinstance ofDeutsche Bahn allows non-commercial photography as long as no additional equipment0.80text
Railfanrelated to ActivitiesThe0.60section
Railfanrelated to ActivitiesRailfans0.60section
Railfanrelated to ActivitiesRailway0.60section
Railfanrelated to ActivitiesCollection0.60section
Railfanrelated to ActivitiesMany0.60section
Railfanrelated to ActivitiesThis0.60section

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