View image in fullscreen Two sweet, awkward men making small talk … Jesse Lingard goes trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois.

Not my usual genre and if honest I had never heard of Francis - however it had a few things in its favour…. Francis comes over as such a nice thoughtdul person, and his passion for trains is relliad in a way that is like nothing I have read / listened to before.It felt amazing to be able to share my passion with my friends for my birthday, which was on the 9th July" – via Instagram.

Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the railway as the world's most famous trainspotter and TikTok sensation Francis Bourgeois, takes you on an epic journey and shows you the joy of following your own passions. Additionally, he believes that "Francis Bourgeois" has "a bit more of a ring to it" than his given name. That yellow train, I now know why people chase it round the area though I've always laughed when I post an instant shot and read people say they're setting off to see it.If Trainspotting With Francis Bourgeois can do more of this, if it can tap into what makes Bourgeois tick rather than use him as an object of fun, it deserves to be on television proper very soon.

Im not into trains (although I have had a sneaky look at train sim after listening to this book) but loved his outlook and pasion. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. Traversing the fields and footbridges of the British countryside, passing through grandiose ticket halls, historic terminals and backwater stations, we chase locomotive perfection. It happens in the end, but only after something much more momentous than you would expect from an 11-minute YouTube video. Bourgeois is interested in electronic music, [111] [9] favouring artists like Aphex Twin and Squarepusher.He was hired by Rolls-Royce [9] and briefly worked at a car factory in Portsmouth, but resigned in November 2021 following his social media growth. Why everyone – from Joe Jonas to Gucci – is obsessed with TikTok trainspotting sensation Francis Bourgeois". He seems to have brought huge attention to the hobby, they all seem to hate it wasn't them that managed to do it. Last trip I was on, word got round that he was up at the front in Premier Dining with his girlfriend, and every time one of the stewards walked through Standard the poor fella would get asked next time he went up to the front could he give Francis their Insta handle and ask for a photo. He has authored one book, The Trainspotter's Notebook, and currently hosts the on-going digital series Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois for Channel 4.