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Location notes
On the Midland main line, 35 miles south of Leicester.
Railway type and traffic
There are 4 EMT services an hour though so plenty of opportunities for HST and 'Meridian' shots.. From around 12:00hrs on a good day there can be a procession of north-bound empty freights, mainly aggregate trains, as well as a couple of cement trains. There is little if any south-bound afternoon freight traffic.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Wellingborough, Kangaroo Spinney
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Environment
A very narrow road overbridge, with a tight road approach bend. Traffic will be traveling slowly but there are often large lorries coming in and out of the Leyland Industrial Estate.
Road directions
Follow the Wellingborough to Irthlingborough road from the cross roads at the bottom of the hill (Senwick Road) from Midland Road and Wellingborough station. After winding over the river the road climbs a hill to a tight turn over the railway. The location is over the crash barrier on this curve.
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Wellingborough, Kangaroo Spinney map co-ordinates
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Wellingborough, Kangaroo Spinney map co-ordinates
Parking
Within the Industrial Estate located after crossing the railway.
Public transport
The bridge is about a 10 minute walk from Wellingborough Station.
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Amenities
There is a cafe in the Leyland industrial estate that is open 07:30 to 14:00 Monday to Fridays.
Sun Compass
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Wellingborough, Kangaroo Spinney
Streetmap links
Wellingborough, Kangaroo Spinney general view map
Wellingborough, Kangaroo Spinney close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Wellingborough, Kangaroo Spinney
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Wellingborough, Kangaroo Spinney
Googly map
Wellingborough, Kangaroo Spinney general view map
Wellingborough, Kangaroo Spinney close up map
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Wellingborough, Kangaroo Spinney
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Photographic notes
This is the best location for north-bound afternoon shots in the area. You will have to climb over a short crash barrier at the side of the road to get to the shot position, once there there would be room to set up a video tripod if required. But noise from the road would interfere with audio recordings.
A southbound shot is possible from the other side of the road, but you will be standing with your back to the road on a very tight corner, so it would be better to shoot somewhere else if you are after a southbound working.
A southbound shot is possible from the other side of the road, but you will be standing with your back to the road on a very tight corner, so it would be better to shoot somewhere else if you are after a southbound working.
Links to photographs at this location
Phantasrail Galleries - Kangaroo Spinney
General views - All photographs © Les Pitcher unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south - Image © Marcus Dawson
Fig 2 - Looking north - Image © Marcus Dawson
Fig 3 - Looking north - Image © Marcus Dawson
From the opposite side of the road, this view shows the position of the palisade fence in relation to the shot.
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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.
