I’d say probably around 1989/90 because it’s a really nice sweet spot of still holding on to the romance of British Railways and also with the cool diesel locomotives, electric multiple units and DMUs still running around. And the trains had slamming doors, windows you can pull down, Mk.1 carriages with compartments and stuff like that.” celebrities in gucci at: 'fashioning masculinities, the art of menswear' ". Rain Magazine. 23 March 2022 . Retrieved 23 March 2022. Curran, Aaron (12 December 2022). "TikTok star Francis Bourgeois tries out Merseyrail". Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 16 July 2023. Morton, Sam (9 March 2023). "Kathy Burke: Growing Up - Worthing to take centre stage on Channel 4 programme also featuring Francis Bourgeois". Sussex Express . Retrieved 9 March 2023. Trainspotting isn't cool. In fact, these days even rail enthusiasts will normally shy away from using this term for themselves. Francis isn't having any of this - he is an open and proud trainspotter who encourages all rail fans to nail their colours to the mast. It's more important to be true to your passions than what anybody else thinks according to Francis and I agree strongly with this.

The Discover List: Meet the TikTok Creators of 2022". TikTok Newsroom. 16 August 2019 . Retrieved 15 November 2022. Trainspotting With Francis Bourgeois, then, acts as a sly repudiation of this argument. His TikToks are a largely solitary affair, but here we see him interacting at length with people, which allows us to see a more well-rounded version of him. My conclusion, at least based on the first two episodes, is that Bourgeois really is the halting, posh eccentric he claims to be. Either that, or he happens to be a world-class actor who for some reason has chosen to harness his talents for the exclusive purpose of smiling at trains on the internet.

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Two sweet, awkward men making small talk … Jesse Lingard goes trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois. Photograph: Channel 4 a b Kutchinsky, Serena (24 October 2022). " "I see myself as an influencer of joy": meet TikTok megastar Francis Bourgeois, AKA The Train Guy". Evening Standard. Insider . Retrieved 24 October 2022.Czajka, Wiktoria (19 May 2022). "Gucci aims for the sky in its latest show". _shift London . Retrieved 19 May 2022.

Full steam ahead for the world premiere of The Railway Children Return!". StudioCanal . Retrieved 4 July 2022. Qureshi, Arusa (3 April 2022). "Watch Francis Bourgeois do a tailwhip during Sam Fender's Wembley show". NME. In late November 2021, Bourgeois registered Francis Bourgeois Limited as a private limited company. [30] In January 2022, he signed with the Books division of YMU, an international talent management company, [38] and he became a brand ambassador for GB Railfreight. [39] Shortly after, he shot an ASOS promotional video on a GBRf locomotive. [40] [41]

I was applying for my fourth-year work placement,” he explains, “and the university staff told me potential employers might search my name. I didn’t want to have to worry about that, I’d been to a Hauser & Wirth exhibition in Somerset and saw some work by Louise Bourgeois.” Francis Bourgeois was born, while Luke was hired by Rolls-Royce for the year ahead. “I didn’t think it would get to a point where anyone would know me by it. It’s not a character. But I quite like it now – when someone shouts Francis it’s not so overwhelming – I know what to expect.” Smith, Thomas (3 March 2022). "BandLab NME Awards 2022: see the stunning pictures from the Winners' Room". NME . Retrieved 3 March 2022. a b c d Bullmore, Joseph. " "At that moment, I set my younger self free…" All aboard the wild ride that is Francis Bourgeois". Gentleman's Journal . Retrieved 25 October 2022. a b "Francis Bourgeois Drags Thomas The Tank Engine During 'Most Impossible Quiz' – PopBuzz Meets". YouTube. PopBuzz . Retrieved 9 December 2022.

I’d love to travel the world and experience new trains, I’m planning a trip to Portugal to see the CP Class 1400s, because they sound like Class 20s and apparently the journey is beautiful. And I’ve also dreamt of going to Japan and seeing the Bullet Trains, because that’s also what grabs me. Seeing the photos in the train books I buy, and seeing these extremely sleek trains that can’t really be compared to at all, I’d just love to see it in person.It would probably have to be Pot Lane overbridge, just outside of Frome, it’s where my passion was revived. And my other one would be Willesden Junction, because that’s where it started. Francis Bourgeois is a TikTok legend making cheery videos about trainspotting who has brought the hobby to a much wider audience over the last couple of years. Since 2018, he has been dating Amy Linkin, a university student and freelance social media videographer. [92] As of October 2022, he resides in the Battersea district of London. [9] Fashion [ edit ] a b Silbert, Jake (19 December 2021). "Tiktok's Favorite Trainspotter Was Secretly a Model & We Don't Mind". Highsnobiety.