Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois has recruited Niall Horan for the most recent episode of the feel-good Channel 4 digital series.

The 29-year-old singer-songwriter from Mullingar met the TikTok personality at London's Liverpool Street station for his latest trainspotting adventure.

Bourgeois rose to fame on the social media app for his trainspotting videos and absurd camera angles. A signature component of his content is his incorporation of the GoPro fisheye lens, which distorts his face.

@francis.bourgeois Balcombe Station has to be one of the more peaceful stations in the Southern Region, unless there is a class 37 coming through! #trains ♬ original sound - Francis Bourgeois

The two had intended to pay a visit to Harlow Town but multiple train cancellations and delays meant that Bourgeois had to come up with another way to make the most of their time together.

Horan revealed a bit of hid own personal history and connection to trains. "My grandad was actually a train driver… he did Dublin to Sligo, which was his thing," he said. "My dad tells me that he drove the train in the old movie The Great Train Robbery."

Bourgeois then asks Horan if will perform an acoustic version of his song 'Heaven' from his new album while on board a vintage Class 117. His third album, The Show, was released on June 9th. He has since released tour dates for The Show Live On Tour, 2024.

 

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Horan is just one of an impressively star-studded list of guests, including Tom Daley, Sam Ryder, AJ Tracey, Aisling Bea, Jesse Lingard, Mist, Alisha Lehmann and Chloe Burrows.

The latest episode will be available from June 14 on Channel 4’s Entertainment YouTube channel.