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Location notes
On the Welsh Marches line in beautiful countryside about half way between Hereford and Abergavenny.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger Traffic is handled by 175s in the two liveries of Arriva Trains Wales.
Freight is DB Schenker and Freightliner 66s covering Coal, Steel and Departmental.
Freight is DB Schenker and Freightliner 66s covering Coal, Steel and Departmental.
Environment
An unmanned farmers crossing and access for Network Rail about 1 mile north of Pontrilas in open countryside. There is no shelter here apart from your car in the lay by, very safe here during the day but after dark you would not be able to see anyway.
Road directions
On A465 about half way between Hereford and Abergavenny.
Southbound, turn into the lay by approx 1 mile north of Pontrilas. A good indicator is Burger Van, usually, in Northbound lay by about 300 yards before the one you want.
Northbound, turn into lay by with the Burger Van and then turn back to the Southbound lay by.
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Howton Court Crossing map co-ordinates
Southbound, turn into the lay by approx 1 mile north of Pontrilas. A good indicator is Burger Van, usually, in Northbound lay by about 300 yards before the one you want.
Northbound, turn into lay by with the Burger Van and then turn back to the Southbound lay by.
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Howton Court Crossing map co-ordinates
Parking
In the lay by, then walk through open gate to crossing gates, about 30 yards.
Public transport
Not easy, Stagecoach operate a coach between Hereford and Abergavenny (X3) but there is no bus stop at the lay by. The nearest stop would be Pontrilas, about a mile walk. The train Station at Pontrilas isnow closed.
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Amenities
There are no toilets in the immediate area. There is often a Burger Van in the opposite lay by with a Post Office and pubs in Pontrilas.
Accommodation
Hotels, B&B in Pandy which is about 6 Miles, Abergavenny 12 Miles, Hereford 15 Miles.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Howton Court Crossing
Streetmap links
Howton Court Crossing general view map
Howton Court Crossing close up map
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Howton Court Crossing
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Howton Court Crossing
Googly map
Howton Court Crossing general view map
Howton Court Crossing close up map
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Howton Court Crossing
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Photographic notes
Line travels from North to South. The location is on West side of the line, so it should be good in either direction. Southbound trains are a bit tight for shooting because of foliage, but Northbound is an open shot.
Noise from main road might be a problem for Videographers.
Noise from main road might be a problem for Videographers.
General views - All photographs © Roy Matthews unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south west
Fig 2 - Looking north east
Fig 3 - Looking north east
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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.
