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Location notes
A public footpath in a field overlooking a junction on the main Bristol to Birmingham line where the line to Worcester diverges.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger services in the hands of Cross Country Voyagers and 170s, with FGW 150s, 158s and the occasional 153 or 142.
Freight includes military traffic to Ashchurch, which heads to Worcester to run round, steel, tanks, engineers traffic mostly 66 or 60 hauled.
Cotswold Rail locos often pass this way.
Freight includes military traffic to Ashchurch, which heads to Worcester to run round, steel, tanks, engineers traffic mostly 66 or 60 hauled.
Cotswold Rail locos often pass this way.
Environment
Rural open fields, quiet and peaceful. There are sometimes sheep in the field but they don't bite!
Road directions
From M5, Junction 7:
Take the B4084 towards Pershore. After a couple of miles you will come into the village of Stoulton. Turn right here towards Wadborough, then take the next right. When you get to the railway bridge you will see the public footpath alongside the line. Head down the edge of the field.
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Abbotswood Junction map co-ordinates
Take the B4084 towards Pershore. After a couple of miles you will come into the village of Stoulton. Turn right here towards Wadborough, then take the next right. When you get to the railway bridge you will see the public footpath alongside the line. Head down the edge of the field.
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Abbotswood Junction map co-ordinates
Parking
Park on the verge, you will have to pull your car in quite tight to the hedge, but there are a couple of obvious places to do this.
Public transport
There is an hourly bus service from Worcester Bus Station, the 382 to Pershore, which passes the end of the road by the bridge at Abbotswood.
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Amenities
There are no amenities in the immediate area.
Accommodation
Hotels and B&Bs in Worcester, or maybe Pershore.
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Abbotswood Junction
Streetmap links
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Abbotswood Junction
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Abbotswood Junction
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Abbotswood Junction
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Photographic notes
The best shot is for southbound trains, either on the main line or coming off the 'branch'.
Trains from Worcester are travelling pretty slowly at this point. Northbound shot is possible but trains can appear quite quickly. There is also a southbound freight loop.
For the more artistic shots, it should be possible to take a shot of southbound trains framed between the trunks of a large tree.
Trains from Worcester are travelling pretty slowly at this point. Northbound shot is possible but trains can appear quite quickly. There is also a southbound freight loop.
For the more artistic shots, it should be possible to take a shot of southbound trains framed between the trunks of a large tree.
General views - All photographs © Matt Weston unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking north
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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.
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