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Location notes
About 6 miles from Manchester on the Oldham loop between Manchester Victoria and Leeds.
Railway type and traffic
Mostly DMU passenger traffic of various class including 142s and 144s.
There is also some freight traffic at night.
There is also some freight traffic at night.
Environment
This is an unmanned urban station that is well used and is next to a busy road.
Road directions
From Middleton centre just follow the A669 Oldham Road and signs for Oldham you can't miss it.
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Mills Hill, Middleton map co-ordinates
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Mills Hill, Middleton map co-ordinates
Parking
Ample parking is available.
Public transport
Fisrt no 59 buses every 10 minutes from Middleton to Oldham and back.
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Amenities
Being on a main road it is surrounded by several pubs, 2 chippys and a sandwich shop.
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Mills Hill, Middleton
Streetmap links
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Mills Hill, Middleton
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Mills Hill, Middleton
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Mills Hill, Middleton
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Photographic notes
Very good light all day and you can see for at least a mile in each direction so you get a lot of warning of approaching trains.
Being over a busy road it is rather noisy for videos.
Being over a busy road it is rather noisy for videos.
General views - All photographs © Colin Irwin unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking south
Fig 3 - Looking north
Fig 4 - Looking north
Fig 5 - Looking south
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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.
