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Location notes
Sydney Gardens is situated in the centre of Bath. It is on the main London - Bristol route.
Railway type and traffic
FGW HSTs & 158 units can be seen throughout the day passing in both directions. Steam and Diesel hauled specials often pass here.
Freight services are limited although there is normally anything between 2 - 4 per day. This includes engineers, oil tanks, stone and sometimes diverted coal trains.
Freight services are limited although there is normally anything between 2 - 4 per day. This includes engineers, oil tanks, stone and sometimes diverted coal trains.
Environment
Sydney Gardens is a park with the main line running straight through. There is a low wall which offers excellent viewing of passing trains from a safe place. There are also two footbridges which cross the line and head towards the Kennett & Avon canal.
Road directions
From the A36 Warminster Road:
Turn left at a set of traffic lights, follow the road down the hill into Sydney Place and Sydney Gardens is on the right hand side. Parking is not a problem although you are only allowed one hour here.
From the A367 Wellsway:
Follow the road until you come to the railway viaduct, turn right here and follow the road towards Widcome. Go through Widcome towards the City Centre, you will approach a set of traffic lights which are underneath the railway line, go straight on here until you reach a roundabout. At this roundabout go straight ahead until the next set of traffic lights, turn right here and this takes you into Sydney Place. The location is on the right left.
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Sydney Gardens, Bath map co-ordinates
Turn left at a set of traffic lights, follow the road down the hill into Sydney Place and Sydney Gardens is on the right hand side. Parking is not a problem although you are only allowed one hour here.
From the A367 Wellsway:
Follow the road until you come to the railway viaduct, turn right here and follow the road towards Widcome. Go through Widcome towards the City Centre, you will approach a set of traffic lights which are underneath the railway line, go straight on here until you reach a roundabout. At this roundabout go straight ahead until the next set of traffic lights, turn right here and this takes you into Sydney Place. The location is on the right left.
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Sydney Gardens, Bath map co-ordinates
Parking
Parking can easily be found in the area although you have restrictions or you have to pay and display.
Public transport
Amenities
There are public toilets in Sydney Gardens and plenty of catering facilities in Bath City Centre.
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Sydney Gardens, Bath
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Sydney Gardens, Bath
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Photographic notes
The light is at its best from around 14:00 onwards. An ideal time for photographing the local waste train. There are shadows in the evenings which can be a pain but it does not cause to many problems.
If filming please we aware that this is a family park and there will often be children playing.
The proposed fence has now been put up. It is a 'wicket & wire' fence that is completely out of character with the location. You can peer over it but it does limit the scope of any shot. In particular any hope of getting a shot of a train in a park setting is spoilt. Nice location for a back wall and Victorian bridges though.
If filming please we aware that this is a family park and there will often be children playing.
The proposed fence has now been put up. It is a 'wicket & wire' fence that is completely out of character with the location. You can peer over it but it does limit the scope of any shot. In particular any hope of getting a shot of a train in a park setting is spoilt. Nice location for a back wall and Victorian bridges though.
General views - All photographs © Scott Turner unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking North - Image © Matt Prosser
Taken from the new fence line
Fig 1 - Looking north - Image © Paul Udey.
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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.
