Best place to trainspot in London?

[Intercity_225]

In February, I'm going down to London to trainspot but I can't choose what station! What have you got in your list?

 

[Class15]

In February, I'm going down to London to trainspot but I can't choose what station! What have you got in your list?

South Kenton, Camden Market (Hawley Wharf) and Willesden Junction are all great!

 

[spyinthesky]

It really depends on what you want to see.
Clapham Junction for SWR and Southern.
KGX, STP & EUS are all easy walking between each other.
Or just use contactless and travel between a variety

 

[Intercity_225]

It really depends on what you want to see.
Clapham Junction for SWR and Southern.
KGX, STP & EUS are all easy walking between each other.
Or just use contactless and travel between a variety

Yeah, so far I'm going to Potters Bar & Kings Cross.

 

[Tony2]

Depends what you are looking for?

Here are a few suggestions:

Bethnal Green or Stratford for Anglian services (I’d advise against Liverpool St as it’s difficult to see everything from one spot and it’s a dark hole!)

Hornsey for ECML services and the depot is adjacent to the station.

Clapham junction- obviously!

St Pancras International for Eurostar EMT and the class 395s, if you ask nicely at the southeastern platforms the staff let you in, I’ve never been refused. From the end of this platform all of the workings in and out of the station are visible.

Freight- Wandsworth road or Clapham Junction or NLL stations, overground is handy for getting around.

That list is not exhaustive, just some of the stations I tend to visit when in London.

 

[Intercity_225]

Depends what you are looking for?

Here are a few suggestions:

Bethnal Green or Stratford for Anglian services (I’d advise against Liverpool St as it’s difficult to see everything from one spot and it’s a dark hole!)

Hornsey for ECML services and the depot is adjacent to the station.

Clapham junction- obviously!

St Pancras International for Eurostar EMT and the class 395s, if you ask nicely at the southeastern platforms the staff let you in, I’ve never been refused. From the end of this platform all of the workings in and out of the station are visible.

Freight- Wandsworth road or Clapham Junction or NLL stations, overground is handy for getting around.

That list is not exhaustive, just some of the stations I tend to visit when in London.

Okay, thank you.

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I've got another question now:

What Stations That Are In London Need A Lanyard (or something similar) to Trainspot?

 

[Mike99]

London Bridge for South Eastern Thameslink and Southern

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Okay, thank you.

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 20 Jan 2024 ==

I've got another question now:

What Stations That Are In London Need A Lanyard (or something similar) to Trainspot?

Anything that's run by Network Rail really is a general guideline to this.