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Location notes
A road over bridge on the Midland Main Line between Derby and Trent Junction, just outside Derby.
Railway type and traffic
A mixture of EMT Meridians and HSTs along with Cross Country Voyagers and 170s.
There is little freight that passes the location.
The former Railway Technical Center, now the base for Serco provides a colourful selection of trains that often pass the location on their way just about anywhere in the country.
There is little freight that passes the location.
The former Railway Technical Center, now the base for Serco provides a colourful selection of trains that often pass the location on their way just about anywhere in the country.
Environment
An open area next to a wide, busy road. The embankment is quite steep but there is no need to go down it. You can just sit on the crash barrier.
The road is very wide and it is not advisable to cross it on a whim.
The road is very wide and it is not advisable to cross it on a whim.
Road directions
The location is on the A6 ring road of Derby. Follow this road into town and you will pass over the location.
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Derby, Pride Parkway map co-ordinates
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Derby, Pride Parkway map co-ordinates
Parking
There is no stopping on the bridge so you will need to park in the retail/industrial units have plenty of parking which is only a few minutes walk away.
Public transport
Arriva have a number of Services that run along London Road, which is the southern end of Pride Parkway. Numbers 44 and 45. Plus there are a couple of stops on Pride Parkway itself.
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Amenities
There is nothing in the immediate area. But Derby city centre is a short drive/bus ride away.
Accommodation
Derby has plenty of hotels and B&Bs
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Derby, Pride Parkway
Streetmap links
Derby, Pride Parkway general view map
Derby, Pride Parkway close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Derby, Pride Parkway
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Derby, Pride Parkway
Googly map
Derby, Pride Parkway general view map
Derby, Pride Parkway close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Derby, Pride Parkway
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Photographic notes
The road runs at 90 degrees to the line which is a curve under the bridge, so the light will favour Derby departures up until mid day and arrivals after lunch. There are a number of bushes that will start to encroach on the later coaches of workings but nothing on the front few vehicles.
Given the proximity of the A6 to where you will stand road noise will be a serious problem for videographers.
Given the proximity of the A6 to where you will stand road noise will be a serious problem for videographers.
General views - All photographs © Marcus Dawson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
Fig 2 - Looking west
From the fig 1 position, but with a 200mm lens.
Fig 3 - Looking 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.
