New Mobile Site
We have just launched a new mobile version of this site - m.trainspots. This page will use your smart device's GPS to loctate you and guide you to locations that are close to your present location.
Location notes
A footbridge from ground level, just to the south of Willesden Junction station. Forming a hub of rail lines, below is the West Coast Main Line and you can see trains coming from Euston. Diverging off is a line to Kensington Olympia and onwards to Clapham Junction, Brighton, etc. Also running parallel and level to the bridge is the North London Line.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger traffic is in the hands of London Overground 378s. There is also frequent freight services passing through. You also can see the West Coast Main Line and the Low Level lines.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Willesden Junction High Level
This link should be close to the location, but may not be the actual location so please check the page. This link will take you to what is happening 'around now'. Dates and times can be changed at the top of the page.
This link should be close to the location, but may not be the actual location so please check the page. This link will take you to what is happening 'around now'. Dates and times can be changed at the top of the page.
Environment
Probably not recommended after dark, on your own, but there are usually one or two other people there during the day.
Road directions
As with all inner London locations it is better to get a travel card and commute in.
Click here to set up your location for directions to this location
Willesden Junction High Level map co-ordinates
Click here to set up your location for directions to this location
Willesden Junction High Level map co-ordinates
Parking
Very hard to find and expensive, cheaper to get the train!
Public transport
Silverlink Metro from Euston or Watford. NLL, loads of buses including no.18 Bendi Bus.
Click here to set up your location for directions to this location
Click here to set up your location for directions to this location
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
It might be necessary to adjust the time to suit your visit, this link should open with the current day.
Willesden Junction High Level
Streetmap links
Willesden Junction High Level general view map
Willesden Junction High Level close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Willesden Junction High Level
It might be necessary to adjust the time to suit your visit, this link should open with the current day.
Willesden Junction High Level
Googly map
Willesden Junction High Level general view map
Willesden Junction High Level close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Willesden Junction High Level
Who likes this location on facebook
Railway Gen Group
Photographic notes
Lines run ESE to WNW so up trains photograph best in the morning, downs in the afternoon. The footbridge is quite long, giving opportunities for photography from numerous angles. There is a car-breaking plant nearby which is very noisy - this would interfere with video shots. Also the railway bridges are of metal construction and have shaky metal fences, making a passing train very noisy
Shots of the lines below are difficult, although not impossible, due to the large amount of overhead line equipment.
Northern Railways - WillesdenShots of the lines below are difficult, although not impossible, due to the large amount of overhead line equipment.
General views - All photographs © Barry Emmott unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
A westbound unit crossed the line closest to the bridge. The West Coast Main Line is visible bleow.
Fig 2 - Looking north
On the eastbound line, quite a bit further away from the bridge
Fig 3 - Looking south
A northbound working on thew West Coast Main Line, note the abundance of OL Equipment.
Fig 4 - Looking south
Another view of the WCML, but with a Kensington Olympia bound train in the background.
Disclaimer
All information contained within this is site is © Trainspots. The images used on this site remain the property of the original photographer, as credited at the top of the page, and are used with their kind permission.
The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
