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Location notes
This location is on the Birmingham to Leicester line the location is just on the outskirts of Nuneaton town centre its a short walk from the bus/train station.
November 2010: The bridge appears to be closed for 'strengthening works'.
November 2010: The bridge appears to be closed for 'strengthening works'.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger traffic is mainly cross country class 170s.
Freight is worked by Freightliner or DB Schenker 66s on coal,stone,cars and LaFarge. The odd class 60s on steel and stone plus tanks on some days.
Freight is worked by Freightliner or DB Schenker 66s on coal,stone,cars and LaFarge. The odd class 60s on steel and stone plus tanks on some days.
Environment
The location is a bridge on the outskirts of Nuneaton. It is in between a housing estate and a open fields. Nuneaton is a very nice and pleasant area but, as with all suburban areas, avoid walking round with your camera equipment on display.
The bridge is lovingly named after the debris left behind by the many dogs that use the bridge to reach the park to the north.
The bridge is lovingly named after the debris left behind by the many dogs that use the bridge to reach the park to the north.
Road directions
Jodrell Street is directly off the B4114 (Midland Road) Nuneaton to Atherstone road.
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Nuneaton, Abbey Street Junction map co-ordinates
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Parking
You can park on the residential roads and walk to the bridge but be warned the houses by the bridge have no driveways so the streets can be full.
Watch out on Mondays and Tuesdays as they have refuse collections. big lorries, narrow streets.
Watch out on Mondays and Tuesdays as they have refuse collections. big lorries, narrow streets.
Public transport
Take the train or bus into Nuneaton and then walk to the location. This should take around 10-15 minutes.
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Amenities
There are newsagents and a chip shop all within 5 minutes walk and the town centre is not that far.
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Nuneaton, Abbey Street Junction
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Photographic notes
Both directions have reasonable angles for photography, but the shot coming off the flyover is best suited to mid afternoon onwards.
General views - All photographs © Adam Jackson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east - Image © Marcus Dawson
Fig 2 - Looking west - Image © Marcus Dawson
Fig 3 - Looking east - Image © Marcus Dawson
A telephoto shot from the bridge showing a unit crossing the WCML.
Fig 4 - Looking east - Image © Marcus Dawson
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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.
