Rail influencer and instant icon Francis Bourgeois takes train spotting mainstream

Image: screengrab Instagram - @francis_bourgeois43

While train spotting is a popular activity, it is by no means something mainstream. That has changed over the past 1,5 years with the meteoric rise in popularity of Francis Bourgeois. Through Instagram and TikTok, he reaches an audience into the tens of millions, making him the towering figure among railway influencer.

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Author: Nick Augusteijn

Former Chief Editor of RailTech.com

1 comment op “Rail influencer and instant icon Francis Bourgeois takes train spotting mainstream”

bönström bönström|11.08.22|10:43

Good for Luke – but for Railways – and Main Stream?
(Why is railway permanently plaguing us, we, mainstream…, we all, majority, in fact born fans of railways?)
Sooner the better, our love should be returned!

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Rail influencer and instant icon Francis Bourgeois takes train spotting mainstream

Image: screengrab Instagram - @francis_bourgeois43

While train spotting is a popular activity, it is by no means something mainstream. That has changed over the past 1,5 years with the meteoric rise in popularity of Francis Bourgeois. Through Instagram and TikTok, he reaches an audience into the tens of millions, making him the towering figure among railway influencer.

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Author: Nick Augusteijn

Former Chief Editor of RailTech.com

1 comment op “Rail influencer and instant icon Francis Bourgeois takes train spotting mainstream”

bönström bönström|11.08.22|10:43

Good for Luke – but for Railways – and Main Stream?
(Why is railway permanently plaguing us, we, mainstream…, we all, majority, in fact born fans of railways?)
Sooner the better, our love should be returned!

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