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Location notes
Gerrards Cross is a small town in South Buckinghamshire. The Station was made famous when a tunnel being constructed collapsed at 19:30 on 30 June 2005 where Tesco were building a new supermarket over the railway, closing the line for seven weeks!
Railway type and traffic
The majority of workings are Class 165 and 168s operated by Chiltern Railways.
Class 67 and MkIII blue and grey coaching stock with DVTs operated by Wrexham and Shropshire.
Rubbish and Spoil trains ran to Calvert every week day and sometimes other freight diverted of the West Coast Main Line.
Class 67 and MkIII blue and grey coaching stock with DVTs operated by Wrexham and Shropshire.
Rubbish and Spoil trains ran to Calvert every week day and sometimes other freight diverted of the West Coast Main Line.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Gerrads Cross Station
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Environment
The station is very safe, even fairly safe at night. Ticket Barriers are in operation during the day, but the friendly station staff are usually happy to let enthusiasts on the platform.
Road directions
The station is situated a in the town centre just off the A40 on the road from Garrads Cross to Chalfont Saint Peter.
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Gerrads Cross Station map co-ordinates
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Gerrads Cross Station map co-ordinates
Parking
Around the town you can usually park free for 1 hour, the station also has a large car park which you will have to pay to use.
Public transport
There is a frequent Chiltern Railways train service from London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill.
There are also hourly buses from Berkhamsted, Slough and Uxbridge.
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There are also hourly buses from Berkhamsted, Slough and Uxbridge.
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Amenities
There are toilets at the station, there is also a Café. In the town centre there are many food shops.
Accommodation
The only B&B near to the station is The Greyhound Inn in Chalfont Saint Peter which is 2 miles away.
Sun Compass
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Gerrads Cross Station
Streetmap links
Gerrads Cross Station general view map
Gerrads Cross Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Gerrads Cross Station
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Gerrads Cross Station
Googly map
Gerrads Cross Station general view map
Gerrads Cross Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Gerrads Cross Station
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Photographic notes
Shots can be taken from both platforms and the station is in a shady position so the sun is not normally a problem. The station is also good for videoing both ways.
General views - All photographs © Henry Allum unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north west
Fig 2 - Looking south east
Fig 3 - Looking south east
Location Video
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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.
