Railfanning/Trainspotting is a well-known hobby and one of it’s subsets is photographing classic railways – steam locomotives and coaches, classic trams and so on. Being born and brought up in a town which doesn’t have rail connectivity even today, the only glimpse of railways I got in childhood was when I visited my maternal grandparents who lived in a town which is a major train junction. I spent hours simply sitting on the platform or walk besides the tracks and the rail yards. As far as the classic railways are concerned, I had only heard about them from my maternal grandfather and seen those in the movies. Needless to say, the hobby of trainspotting didn’t take off.
When I moved to Sweden in 2014, I quickly realized that Europe and the UK have a huge fan base of classic railways. There are aplenty running steam engines, coaches, narrow gauge railroads, vintage workshops and trains stations across Europe. In Sweden, I met men who voluntarily learn, run and maintain the functioning of steam engines and the infrastructure. They dedicate few hours every week for the same and often work full-time during their summer vacations.
During the summers, I take rides on classic railways in the Stockholm county. I will try to cover several aspects of classic railways, as an amateur trainspotter.
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