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Bus spotting is the interest and activity of watching,photographing and trackingbuses throughout their working service lives within bus companies. A person who engages in these activities is known as abus spotter,bus fan,bus nut (colloquial British English) orbus enthusiast.[1]
There are many enthusiasts of the bus and coach industry across the globe. Liketrain andaircraft spotters, bus spotters activities include monitoring bus route allocations, sharing knowledge about buses and taking pictures of buses.[2][3] Some may be so keen that they might track a vehicle through its life, knowing for example which fleet numbers it has carried with different owners and when mechanical parts or interior fittings were renewed.[citation needed]
Since bus spotting involves urbanmass transit, it often goes hand in hand withmetrophily. Such enthusiasts can be known as "transit fans".
There are a number of magazines aimed at bus enthusiasts and spotters, e.g.Buses Magazine.
Some bus spotters may list or trace the whereabouts of surviving retired vehicles from a particular operator to purchase them for preservation purposes. The preserved buses can then be taken out to be driven either on discontinued services or through a set route for an event.[4]
