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Location notes
This location is found in Hensall, Yorkshire, and is a very popular place on the East Coast Main Line section bewtween Doncaster and York.
Railway type and traffic
You will be looking directly at the East Coast Main Line which is home to the HST and the Class 91 locomotives, as well as a mixture freight trains.
Some of the regular freight trains here are the 17:00 DBS Steel train the 18:30 Freightliner inter modal train, and the class 60 tanker train at 19:00 all week except Fridays and weekends. The Drax Power station line is also seen in the distance which has a single DMU at 19:00 as well as Class 66 coal trains GBRF, DBS and Freightliner.
Some of the regular freight trains here are the 17:00 DBS Steel train the 18:30 Freightliner inter modal train, and the class 60 tanker train at 19:00 all week except Fridays and weekends. The Drax Power station line is also seen in the distance which has a single DMU at 19:00 as well as Class 66 coal trains GBRF, DBS and Freightliner.
Environment
The spot is located next to a disused quarry and a horse stable which is empty most of the time.
This area is also a popular place for wildlife lovers as the area is home to many creatures including Rabbits, Foxes, Seer, and the Quarry's Sand Martins and Kestrel.
This area is also a popular place for wildlife lovers as the area is home to many creatures including Rabbits, Foxes, Seer, and the Quarry's Sand Martins and Kestrel.
Road directions
Follow main road from Selby taking a left at the power station from where Hensall is sign posted.
Follow the road out of Hensall until you see the mainline and a bridge. Go under it and turn left before the bridge and you will see the embankment park in the lay-by next to it.
You will find an embankment to your left climb up here to get a perfect view of all the main line traffic.
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Hensall Quarry map co-ordinates
Follow the road out of Hensall until you see the mainline and a bridge. Go under it and turn left before the bridge and you will see the embankment park in the lay-by next to it.
You will find an embankment to your left climb up here to get a perfect view of all the main line traffic.
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Hensall Quarry map co-ordinates
Parking
There are plenty of spaces to leave your car at the location itself which has very easy access for cars.
Public transport
Hensall can be reached by bus and the spot is about a ten minute walk from the bus stop.
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Amenities
The location is a fair distance from any toilets. In Hensall village there are two pubs that do serve meals, The Railway Arms and La Anchor, an Italian themed pub. The town of Snaith is also nearby.
Gowdall and is only a few miles from this location and has a cafe serving all day meals open most weekdays as well as a few pubs which serve all day.
The closest town to this location is Selby, Hensall village is easy to find once at Selby or Pontefract as it is sign posted.
Gowdall and is only a few miles from this location and has a cafe serving all day meals open most weekdays as well as a few pubs which serve all day.
The closest town to this location is Selby, Hensall village is easy to find once at Selby or Pontefract as it is sign posted.
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Photographic notes
The line has a bend and then a level flat surface with no trees of brush to get in the way of photographs a perfect location for photography and videos.
To get the best view you can walk to the top of an embankment which over looks the quarry and the village as well as allowing you to see the Drax line and mainline.
To get the best view you can walk to the top of an embankment which over looks the quarry and the village as well as allowing you to see the Drax line and mainline.
General views - All photographs © Mike Rothwel unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south west - Image © John Turner
Fig 2 - Looking north west- Image © John Turner
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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.
