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* One of the ''[[Discworld]]'' books discusses {{smallcaps|[[Grim Reaper|Death]]'s}} patient, methodical personality by saying that while there aren't any trains or steam engines on the Discworld, he'll surely be there to note it down as soon as one is invented.
** ''[[Discworld/Unseen Academicals|Unseen Academicals]]'' has a brief mention of a magazine for "Golem-spotters", suggesting that this has become the equivalent. It remains to be seen if Death has taken it up.
** ''[[Discworld/Raising Steam|Raising Steam]]'', the last of the non-YA ''Discworld'' books, is about the Disc's first train and steam engine. Sure enough,
* One of the central characters in the fantasy novel "Palimpsest" by [[Catherynne M. Valente]] is a female Japanese rail enthusiast.
* The title of ''[[Trainspotting]]'' comes from a chapter in the novel called "Trainspotting at Leith Central Station". The joke is that the station is long-closed and derelict, so trainspotting there is an utterly pointless, dull and squalid experience, like most things the characters do.
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