The #WindowWednesday top 10 countdown

Stuart • Apr 19, 2022

Nearly every Wednesday I try and post a #WindowWednesday photo. This is basically a shot from onboard a train utilising the train window as a photo frame to photo the scenery that the train passes.

For this week I have decided to share with you my top 10 favourite Window shots to date. So without further ado let the countdown commence below!

10: London Bridge

London in general is an area I don't have loads of photos of... I'm a country lad, and not a fan of cities! So to many, especially those who know me might be surprised to find a London shot make it into my top 10!


But lets be honest, even country folk have to admire some of the views of the Thames and the city skyline. Them said views in my opinion don't get much better than when on the approach to London Cannon Street as seen in this #WindowWednesday shot.

9: Alness to Invergordon (Far North Line)

The Far north line is one of them lines that offers dozens of opportunities to get the perfect window shot. So it might seem odd that I chose an area between Alness & Invergordon. For me though, I found this stretch of line looking over the Cromarty Firth and across to the rolling fields make it the perfect location for a #WindowWednesday shot.


Sure there is better scenery further up the line, towards Georgemas Junction for example. But for me, this particular shot is made by the position of the oil rig! The central location in the window, the reflection on the water.

8: Frosty Pembrokeshire

The Pembroke Dock line is one of them I had looked forward too for a long time. So when I finished the Cardiff Valley Lines a day ahead of schedule I took the opportunity with both hands to go and visit the Pembroke Dock line a month earlier than planned! And wow... how the line delivered! This particular view was taken not long after sunrise. With all the frost still on the ground it was a must take shot!


Frosty trees, frosty fields, the village of Saundersfoot on the horizon and the sky turning from night to day is all that I love about this shot.

7: Piccadilly from a diverted Pendolino

When I was heading on a spontaneous trip to Crewe I discovered that Warrington Bank Quay was closed for engineering works... Which meant only one thing, diverted Pendolinos through Manchester Piccadilly platforms 13 & 14. And that is something that is always a fun novelty.


I always find the long narrow windows on a pendolino make for fantastic window shots. When sat at a red signal at platform 13, this was no exception. A unique angle of the magnificent building that forms the main shed for platforms 1 to 12.

6: Andy B and the Lowgill Viaduct

The West Coast Mainline between Oxenholme and Penrith is breath taking. Especially when your passing the Lowgill viaduct. One day while travelling this way for work I joined @AndyBTravels while he was travelling around the northwest. As we approached I pointed out the location of the viaduct so Andy could get a snap for himself.


While Andy was taking his photo I saw a chance to get an even more interesting window photo than usual... A Window Shot of a a person taking a window shot. Was rather pleased with the outcome.

5: The Royal Albert Bridge

Is there a better entrance to a county than what the entrance to Cornwall is? I highly doubt it! The Royal Albert bridge is a genuine landmark of the British Rail network and one day I noticed there would be a good chance of a off centre window shot. The next time I was heading that way, at sunrise coincidentally I was able to get just the photo.


The rising sunlight on the bridge is what makes the shot for me. Also the fact that the Tamar Bridge towers up behind it. The area around Saltash and St Budeaux is somewhere I want to return to in the future to see this beauty of a bridge from even more angles.

4: Lymington Quay

A branch line I was expecting to be a nothing sort of line turned out to have one of my all time window views on it! When I alighted at Lymington town I then walked down to Lymington Pier. While on the walk I realised there would be some options for some window shots. Shortly after departure from Lymington Pier I realised I wasn't wrong!


The fact that sunset was fast approaching meant an interesting colour in the sky, with the boats reflecting on the water it all made for a unmissable photo opportunity.

3: Shrewsbury Signal Box

Possibly the most famous signal box in the world! It is also the largest operational mechanical signal box in the world. As I was heading up from Cardiff towards the Cambrian Line and Aberystwyth I knew there was going to be some sort of window photo opportunity. And how I did!


I was really please to find a West Midlands Railway 170 sat in the sidings as I feel that really makes the scale of the signal box all that more impressive! Some signal boxes are beautiful, but the Shrewsbury one is just simply stunning!

2: River Lune at sunset

Sunsets are always great to photo, but sometimes they just take my breath away! With this one I was arriving into Lancaster onboard a busy Avanti service and saw through the window the sunset was going to be beautiful! So when I boarded my Northern service back towards home I made sure I was sat with a chance for a window shot.


I couldn't of got luckier if I tried with this shot... The river Lune was still which meant I had a great sunset reflection which massively added to the shot! I love this shot, I have had many failed attempts to get a window shot over the Lune, so was rather happy when this one turned out as well as it did!

1: Durham skyline

A shot that many people have taken, and one that I was not going to miss out on getting myself! I was rather lucky that the TPE service I was on emptied out at Darlington which meant I was able to get a good window shot. This is a view I don't get to see very often, but going forward it is one I definitely want to see more of.


From left to right... Our Lady of Mercy & St Godric's Church, Durham Castle & Durham Cathedral. The white fluffy clouds overhead kind of add to the photo I think and to be honest, without the clouds it might not be my favourite window shot, it might not even make the top 10!

So there you have it... That's my top 10! Below are a few more window shots which came close to been included in the top 10

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DAY 3 Look back - Walking the scenic railways of Wales

by Stuart • 21 Sept, 2024
Day three of the walk saw me starting nice and early at Llandudno Junction. With one simple aim, to get as far along the Conwy Valley as possible! Betws-y-Coed was the minimum target for the day. On this day I was joined by KD ( @roadsignreporter over on YouTube ). Walking to Glan Conwy was easy enough for us both, I kicked myself that I hadn't pushed myself the day before! Blooming beer! After Glan Conwy it was time for the first of the many hills that Wales was going to throw at me during this walk. We had to head up the steep hills to avoid walking along the very busy footpathless A470. You can see the scale of the diversion on the Strava map at the bottom. Things improved at Tal-y-Cafn when we arrived at the lovely station. Had a good chat with the Network Rail level crossing staff there who refilled our water bottles for us. After this we headed across the fields and along the B5106 which we would follow mostly until Betws-y-Coed. Only really leaving the road to pop to the required stations to walk too. We had a nice surprise at Dalgarrog when we came across the Dolgarrog Railway Society platform where we chatted with one of the members. They told us about the work they are doing with the site. Was a really nice break from walking. Between Dolgarrog and Llanrwst our pace slowed down a fair bit, I think this was down to the heat, and it became clear Betws-y-Coed was going to be the end point for the day! We reached the village and the road kindly dropped us off at the Spar shop and bakery so was able to stock up on some essential cakes and drinks. Shout out to the TfW guard on the train back to Llandudno Junction who kindly wavered the fare for the journey. Was much appreciated!

DAY 2 Look back - Walking the scenic railways of Wales

by Stuart • 21 Sept, 2024
Day two of the walk saw me walking from Bangor to Llandudno Junction. This day was a lovely walk mostly along the North Wales Coast Path. With getting ahead of schedule the day before I was able to relax a little today. So the target today was Penmaenmawr, anything after that was a bonus. On this day I was joined by friend and boss. Special mention to Ian, honestly without him keeping me on full pay while on these charity walks they simply wouldn't be able to happen! We stopped at the beach café at Penmaenmawr where comically we was counting out pennies to pay for our lunch as the café didn't accept card! While having lunch we looked at how far we would be able to walk. We set our target on Glan Conwy. We was going well following the A55 right until we arrived at Conwy where we went to a pub for a pint... After this we decided that with beer in us we wasn't going to be making it to Glan Conwy. Instead we slowly made our way to Llandudno Junction where we called it a day!

DAY 1 Look back - Walking the scenic railways of Wales

by Stuart • 20 Sept, 2024
Day one of the walk would see me walk from Holyhead to Bangor. This was not the original plan. The original plan was to only walk to Bodorgan. But upon reaching Bodorgan and just missing a train I decided to push on and just see how far I could get! Sadly on day one I was on my own that day. But that was probably a good thing, I don't think many would of approved of walking 32 miles!

Stations to visit: KILDALE

by Stu • 28 Apr, 2024
Kildale station is located on the very scenic Esk Valley Line that runs from Middlesborough to Whitby. From the June 2024 timetable change the station will see 8 trains per day, 4 in each direction! Although this is a limited service it does give you the opportunity to do some exploring of the area.

Afternoon walk with Bailey

by Stuart • 27 Jan, 2024
I set of on a walk with my sisters dog and headed for the disused canal from Kendal. I followed along disused canal to the village of Natland. I then swapped the disused canal for the river. After following the riverside path, I came across a footbridge that I had planned to use, annoyingly it was closed! Annoyingly I was planning to use this footbridge, due to this there was a lenghty diversion. Thankfully the diversion wasn't a total waste of time, I was able to walk through the beautiful Sizergh Castle and then head back up to my original route plan and headed to Helsington church and view point. After spending a little time chatting with my Dad (who's ashs was scattered there) me and Bailey then headed up to Scout Scar before setting of back down towards Kendal. Upon reaching the River Kent I decided that my feet was still feeling good and I headed back along the river to Hawes Bridge. I then headed up into the village of Natland and then up to Oxenholme where my walk came to an end!

The Northumberland Line

by Stuart • 21 Jan, 2024
A blog about the new Northumberland Line that is scheduled to start opening in the Summer of 2024.

Walking the Great Western Railway - Day 4

by Stu • 06 Sept, 2023
This walk was a tail of two halves! The day started with walking through Reading suburbs and then through the city centre. Things mid morning took a positive turn as we headed to the The Kennet and Avon Canal which I then followed for the remaineder of the day. Only hopping away from the canal to go on to station platforms. A very enjoyable walk, even in the scorching heat! Stations visted today was: Reading, Reading West, Theale, Aldermaston & ended the day at Midgham. By walking between Aldermaston and Midgham I actually have managed to get a station ahead on my plan which can only be a good thing as I head down to the more difficult reagions of Somerset & Devon next week. Until tomorrow :)

Walking the Great Western Mainline gallery - Day 3

by Stu • 04 Sept, 2023
Todays walk was a little bit of a tough one, mainly due to the excessive heat which is only going to get worse as the week goes on. Thinking there will be some early starts coming up to try and miss the worst of the heat! Today was a mixture of roads and walks across fields. Discovered there is some beautiful countryside between Maidenhead and Twyford. I strongly encourage you to take this walk! Stations visited today: Burnham, Taplow, Maidenhead and ended at Twyford. Was great to have Nick Badley along with me today. Make sure to check out and subscribe to his YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@NickBadley . After the walk myself and Nick headed to Windsor where we met up with Coastway Will and had a Nandos dinner where the unlimited refils was very much used again and again! Until tomorrow :)

Walking the Great Western Mainline gallery - Day 2

by Stu • 03 Sept, 2023
Todays walk saw me starting at Southall and heading straight to The Grand Union Canal. We followed this for most of the walk today. Stations called at today was: Hayes & Harlington, West Drayton, Iver, Langley before finishing the walk at Slough. Was great to have pals Jack and Dave with me today. Laughed for the most part, especially when we got the wrong place for the London/Buckinghamshire borders. That video on twitter got filmed twice lol. Massive thank you to everyone supporting the event via donations to either/both: Donate to Samaritans: https://justgiving.com/page/greatwesternwalk Support me with the challenge: https://www.gofundme.com/f/GreatWesternWalk My photos from today are below. Daves photos from today can be found here on his Flickr photostream: https://flic.kr/ps/3ppCTV Until tomorrow :)

Gallery: Weekend Walking around Windermere & Oxenholme

by Stu • 20 Aug, 2023
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