That sequence of brick bridges and retaining walls tells a complex story about the development of industrial London. Today, too much of it is fenced off:
But sometimes you can find an obscure path which suddenly opens up a new vista -- and shows the vastness of the impact of the railways on the city:
This is not far from Willesden Junction, where a footbridge overlooks the old London & North Western Railway mainlines from Euston to the north-west:
Today, piss-poor Pendolinos accelerate through here on the fast lines...
... while overhead, Bombardier CityStars pootle across on the West London Line:
This is one of the few places where you can see the products of all three modern train manufacturers in operation together -- from left to right Bombardier, Siemens Desiro, and an Alstom Pendolino:
Unless a train is in sight this place has a strangely tranquil air, the vast expanse of land appearing dead:
I can't tell you how much I enjoy this sort of random exploring, a stumbling discovery of the mechanical parts of my city.
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