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Clysthayes Bridge is a Grade II listed bridge on a lane linking Killerton House, near Exeter and Hele, a small settlement next to the M5 motorway. The bridge crosses the Great Western Main Line just west of Tiverton Loops and east / north of Stoke Canon. A small, free National Trust car park is available at Ellerhayes Bridge about a Read more…

Toton Bank offers great shots of the working yard and rows of class 60s now out of use. Parking in the residential areas of Bessell Lane, one can head to the roundabout and follow a footpath up to the viewing point. Shots of the 60s are gradually becoming limited by the foliage. Read more…

Frinkley Lane Level Crossing goes across the East Coast Main Line immediately north of Grantham Station, just to the east of Marston village. The lane and crossing form part of a public bridleway. This section of line is incredibly fast. Trains can travel upwards of 100 mph and caution should be exercised for both those crossing and spotting / photographing. Read more…

Seaton Junction Railway Station sits on the West of England Line from London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids, midway between Axminster and Honiton Stations. It closed to passengers in 1966 and to goods a year later. Prior to this it was the alighting point for the Seaton Branch Line via Colyton and Colyford, part of which has since become the Read more…

An excellent photographic location, situated approximately 1/2 mile south of Plumpton station. Accessed from a public footpath which runs parallel to the track from alongside from the level crossing. There are two foot crossings, the second 1/4 mile past the first, just keep walking. Superb on sunny days for southbound traffic, but northbound can be washed out by a bright Read more…

This bridge is situated just north of Haywards Heath, in between the station and Copyhold Junction. Take a pleasant 15 minute walk from the station to the bridge on Old Wickham Lane, it is perfect for getting some nice angles in photographs due to it being rather low! I strongly recommend this more then Copyhold, especially if you don’t have Read more…

153365 (Now withdrawn) heads a stopper for New Street at Malvern Link Read more…

Platform 1 of Preston Park, the picture shows 59003s rare visit to the Brighton Mainline. Preston Park is one station north of Brighton and sees Thameslink class 700s, and GTR class 377/387 and class 313 ECS reversals into lovers walk TRSMD. Read more…

A level crossing near McDonald’s in Shoreham, offers reasonable views of the line towards Southwick. in Portsmouth direction, it isn’t so great. Read more…