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Dvořák the trainspotter
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Dvořák: Biography, compositions and more facts about the composer
8. Dvořák the trainspotter
Away from music Dvořák was a committed train spotter, spending hours at the Franz Josef railway station in Prague. It’s said he knew the timetable off by heart. And when teaching, he would always ask his pupils to describe in detail any train journeys that they had recently made.
