Most exhilarating station approach

[Bonniepurple]

I’d go for the approach from Malvern over the river to Worcester Foregate Street. Absolutely stunning as a passenger and as a pedestrian- especially when a steamer is going across.

 

[2L70]

I’d go for the approach from Malvern over the river to Worcester Foregate Street. Absolutely stunning as a passenger and as a pedestrian- especially when a steamer is going across.

There’s 3-4 of them on that route, Ledbury from Hereford and I used to like the run down Rainbow Hill into Worcester.

 

[Sean Davidson]

I like the approach to London Bridge from New Cross on SE, through all the new dive under and new tracks, such a smooth ride even with a fair speed.

 

[BigCj34]

Ulverston! Cannot beat the views over the Leven viaduct, with Morcambe Bay and the rolling hills of the peninsulas, plus the Sir John Barrow monument on hold Hill. I am hardly being impartial though.

 

[Class465pacer]

Not NR but the high speed tunnel approaches on the DLR to Bank and Woolwich Arsenal, better than a rollercoaster

 

[Western 52]

The approach to Carmarthen through Ferryside with spectacular views across to Lansteffan Castle takes some beating. Also the approach to Knaresborough over the viaduct is memorable.

 

[Bristol Rich]

Dundee from the Fife side for me. Tremendous. Even better as night as you approach the bridge with the city lit up in front of you snd looking up to see the top of the Law hill.

Close behind that Saltash from the Devon side and North Queensferry from the Edinburgh side.

 

[Ken H]

I am going to go out on a limb and suggest Newcastle form the north. The junctions, the castle and the glimpse across the high level bridge. Far better when manors was open, pre metro days.

I used to like going into Darlington on a Deltic + 8. They seemed to enter the station so fast then brake hard. Good to watch when its a train you are about to join too.

I also like the Berlin cross city line. Its really the approach to Zoo, Hauptbanhoff, Freidrichstrasse, Alexanderplatz and Ostbanhoff. But it has cityscapes, railway interest and history. Go one way on a 'proper' train, and come back by S-bahn. And the whole thing is just busy too.