A recreational interest in trains and rail transport systems, known in British English as trainspotting and to its enthusiasts by names including railfan, rail buff and, in Australian English, gunzel. Railfans often combine the interest with photography and videography, radio scanning, railway modelling, studying railroad history and participating in station and rolling-stock preservation efforts, and support a network of dedicated magazines and websites that cover railway enthusiasm specifically.
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A railfan, train fan, rail buff, train enthusiast, or train buff, railway enthusiast, railway buff, anorak, gunzel, trainspotter or ferroequinologist is a person who is recreationally interested in trains and rail transport systems.
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