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Location notes
A rural over bridge over the London - Bristol main line to the east of Swindon.
Railway type and traffic
4-5 FGW expresses per hour each way, both HST and Adelante powered.
Fairly regular freight of various types, mostly 66 hauled, both DB Schenker and Freightliner.
Fairly regular freight of various types, mostly 66 hauled, both DB Schenker and Freightliner.
Environment
Rural farmland, but not too far from main roads or Swindon town centre.
Local people I have met here are pleasant, as are the track workers who use the access point here.
Be careful when crossing the bridge, as it is 'hump-backed' and the lane can be surprisingly busy.
Local people I have met here are pleasant, as are the track workers who use the access point here.
Be careful when crossing the bridge, as it is 'hump-backed' and the lane can be surprisingly busy.
Road directions
From the M4, Junction 15:
Take the A419 north, then the A420 east signposted Oxford. After passing under the railway arches turn right, then immediately right again signposted Bourton.
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Bourton map co-ordinates
Take the A419 north, then the A420 east signposted Oxford. After passing under the railway arches turn right, then immediately right again signposted Bourton.
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Bourton map co-ordinates
Parking
Several places along the lane to park, best on the south side of the bridge unless maintenance vans already there.
Public transport
Stagecoach bus from Swindon town centre, I would imagine around a 20 minute ride. Bus route goes over the bridge.
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Amenities
Nothing at the location, but there is a large Sainsburys at the A419/A420 junction. Also a truckstop which serves excellent food.
Accommodation
There are probably some B&Bs in nearby Shrivenham, or loads of hotels in Swindon itself.
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Bourton
Streetmap links
Bourton general view map
Bourton close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Bourton
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Bourton
Googly map
Bourton general view map
Bourton close up map
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Bourton
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Photographic notes
Line runs virtually east to west here, so should be good all day. Open area so no real shadows to worry about. Several shots available from either side of the bridge, or walk up and down the lane a bit to get a shot across the open fields.
There will be some background noise from the busy A420.
There will be some background noise from the busy A420.
General views - All photographs © Matt Weston unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
Fig 2 - Looking east
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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.
