North Wales/west England coast track with a sea view on both sides?

[kdnorwich1]

When I was travelling to and from university in Bangor, north Wales between 2005-2008, I would often get a short leg of the journey on a track that must have been along the north Welsh coast or crossing the Dee Estuary or similar, where we would have the water on both sides of the carriage. It tended to be an older, metro-style carriage; seat benches facing the aisle, etc, so we had good views, though I could never see if we were on narrow land or a low bridge. Does anyone remember where this was? Was randomly reminded of it recently, but can't see it on the map (if it even still exists).

 

[Bletchleyite]

The causeway between Valley and Holyhead would be like that (Holyhead is on its own island) - did you perhaps take a trip out that way? Aside from possibly a boating lake somewhere I can't think of anywhere else along the Coast where that would be the case, though there are a few bridges over water.

On an OS map it's here, the roads also cross the same causeway:

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[Mcr Warrior]

'Old Foryd viaduct' over the River Clwyd between Abergele and Rhyl, perhaps? See link below to a pic on the 'Geograph' site.

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Railway bridge over the River Clwyd.

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[DelW]

Another candidate would be crossing the Conwy estuary between Conwy and Llandudno Junction stations. Although there's no view from the actual bridge (it having its tracks within Stephenson's tubes), there is a length of causeway to the east which looks as though there'd be views of the water each side.


(Google satellite view of the crossing)

 

[kdnorwich1]

Thanks very much, everyone! (I was not expecting same day replies!) Definitely not Holyhead as I only ever used bus to visit Anglesey, but Conwy estuary looks really promising. Have just read, though, that there have been major changes since Storm Francis, so maybe I was right it no longer exists.

 

[30907]

Thanks very much, everyone! (I was not expecting same day replies!) Definitely not Holyhead as I only ever used bus to visit Anglesey, but Conwy estuary looks really promising. Have just read, though, that there have been major changes since Storm Francis, so maybe I was right it no longer exists.

I walked across the causeway in October: the railway is slightly higher than the road towards the centre so a seated passenger could definitely see the estuary on both sides.

 

[Sheridan]

It sounds like the Conwy to me - I realise the Stanley embankment st Holyhead has already been discounted but that has a high wall on one side so wouldn’t fit for that reason as well.