py_megapixel
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From a post I made in https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/advice-for-new-trainspotter.208725/:
Basically the premise of this thread is - describe your dream trainspotting location! (And also state your favourite real life ones, if you have any).
Firstly, I enjoy Didcot Parkway, just because the dead straight platforms mean trains shoot through at a very impressive speed.
Secondly, Penrith. You get all Avanti traction, the TPE electrics, some freight, and even the odd 325. Which I think is a pretty good selection considering the relatively small numbers of passengers.
I also like Deansgate. Everything through the Castlefield Corridor without the stress of people constantly getting on and off trains! Although there's often a revenue protection who will advise (read - instruct, and view you as suspicious if you don't) you to get the tram if you have a ticket to Piccadilly.
Note that, I've selected locations with only a few platforms. I hate spotting at huge stations, it feels like a race to catch up with everything that's going on!
The "holy grail" in my opinion is an less used station (nobody to ask you what you're doing), with automated announcements (so you know when something's about to come through), on a line with lots of trains per hour (so you don't get bored).
Basically the premise of this thread is - describe your dream trainspotting location! (And also state your favourite real life ones, if you have any).
Firstly, I enjoy Didcot Parkway, just because the dead straight platforms mean trains shoot through at a very impressive speed.
Secondly, Penrith. You get all Avanti traction, the TPE electrics, some freight, and even the odd 325. Which I think is a pretty good selection considering the relatively small numbers of passengers.
I also like Deansgate. Everything through the Castlefield Corridor without the stress of people constantly getting on and off trains! Although there's often a revenue protection who will advise (read - instruct, and view you as suspicious if you don't) you to get the tram if you have a ticket to Piccadilly.
Note that, I've selected locations with only a few platforms. I hate spotting at huge stations, it feels like a race to catch up with everything that's going on!