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A former graffiti connoisseur turned career signwriter couldn’t help but chime in when overhearing a conversation two seats behind him on the train between two locomotive enthusiasts.
The incident occurred when Callum Thomas (30) found himself in the same carriage as two lifelong trainspotters.
“They were getting everything so wrong, I couldn’t help myself” he said.
Eyewitnesses report that Callum was seen removing his headphones after hearing the pair make a fatal mistake when identifying one of the older trains passing by on the network.
“Everyone knows the NSW V-Set trains only operate on the intercity lines to Newcastle and Lithgow,” Callum said, shaking his head.
It is being reported that Callum allegedly turned around to correct the two older gentlemen.
“I think you mean to say K-Sets, not V-Sets – you can tell by the blue leather seating and the lack of onboard toilets” Callum told them.
Graham Todd (68), one of the two train-obsessed men, was left stunned and slightly embarrassed by the correction.
“While I’m pleased to see the younger generation taking an interest in the magic of trainspotting, he could have overlooked my minor error” Graham said.
Callum, who spent a decade of his life tracking trains across the network, hopping train yard fences and decorating carriages in his free time, said he could not do such a thing.
“Graffiti played a major part in my life – it clearly didn’t for him. We are not the same” Callum declared.
