The late Ian Allan founded the business in 1942 when he published the 'groundbreaking book' ABC of Southern Locomotives. He also coined the word 'trainspotting' - but preferred the term ...

They too sold like hot cakes. By 1951 he had established a Locospotters Club with 150,000 members. My first Ian Allan book was the London Midland Region ABC, first published in 1956. The copy I bought ...

“Trainspotting was an innocent pursuit ... The business boomed. Ian Allan not only published books and magazines, but ran a travel agency, a car dealership, an organic gardening supplier ...

The late Ian Allan founded the business in 1942 when he published the 'groundbreaking book' ABC of Southern Locomotives. He also coined the word 'trainspotting' - but preferred the term ...