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Location notes
A pair of road bridges (Coldharbour and Lee Drive) located close to the village of Lee, just south of Romsey, with a view over the Wessex Main Line from Salisbury to Southampton (not Chandlers Ford).
Railway type and traffic
Passenger services are in the hands of SWT 158s and FGW 153/158s, with the odd 150 as well. Freight is limited during the week, though a few notable workings include the Quidhampton tanks which run Wednesday and Friday and the Chichester stone train. There is no booked freight on weekends, but if the lines at Basingstoke are shut, as happens quite often, you can expect to find several diverted container trains. All freight will be in the hands of 59s or 66s with the occasional 60.
Environment
Both the bridges are fairly low in traffic, and the locale is quiet although it is rather close to the M27 motorway. Would not advise visiting after dark, but only due to the severe lack of lighting than any danger from thugs.
Road directions
From the M27, Junction 3:
Head on to the M271 towards Romsey (A3057). Turn left at the first roundabout you come to for Coldharbour, and for Lee Drive continue on to the A3057 and turn left at the first turning.
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Lee Bridges map co-ordinates
Head on to the M271 towards Romsey (A3057). Turn left at the first roundabout you come to for Coldharbour, and for Lee Drive continue on to the A3057 and turn left at the first turning.
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Lee Bridges map co-ordinates
Parking
There is space at both bridges for a handful of cars, but if something special is due along it may become a bit tricky.
Public transport
The locations are a fair walk from both Romsey and Redbridge stations, to my knowledge there is no local bus service.
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Amenities
Very few, there is a Tesco Metro in Redbridge along with several fast food chains, as well as various supermarkets in Romsey.
Accommodation
There will be hotels and B&Bs in Romsey.
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Lee Bridges
Streetmap links
Lee Bridges general view map
Lee Bridges close up map
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Lee Bridges
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Lee Bridges
Googly map
Lee Bridges general view map
Lee Bridges close up map
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Lee Bridges
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Photographic notes
The line is directly north/south at both locations, so the best shots are southbound throughout the day. There are a variety of angles available but most of them are tight-ish.
The location will be fine for video apart from slight background noise from M27 and probably the wind!
The location will be fine for video apart from slight background noise from M27 and probably the wind!
General views - All photographs © J Slatter unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
From the Lee Drive bridge
Fig 2 - Looking north
From Coldharbour Lane
Fig 3 - Looking south
From Coldharbour Lane.
The crop on this shot excludes some large electricity pylons.
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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.
