CultureAll aboard the TrainTok trend: spotters and staff boost rail content online

Videos about British trains on TikTok more than doubled in three months, while posts tagged #UKTrains rose 247%. Content ranges from trainspotting and cheap-ticket advice to London Underground facts and stories from railway staff, some of whom have become creators themselves.

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