Francis Bourgeois loves trains, and the internet loves him for it

Train enthusiast Francis Bourgeois has accumulated 3.3 million followers on TikTok, 2.6 million on Instagram, and 196,000 subscribers on YouTube. When he bought his own train in 2025, the TikTok announcement video saw 12 million views alone. He's brought his love of trains to television, presenting Channel 4 series "Mission to Space" and the celebrity-filled "Trainspotting With Francis Bourgeois." Most prestigiously, he replaced Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May as host of motoring series "The Grand Tour," alongside YouTube Throttle House hosts Thomas Holland and James Engelsman.

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