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Location notes
A collection of locations overlooking the freight lines that are under Crewe station.
To access the location, you must leave the station via platform 12 using the footbridge at the north end of the platform.
To access the location, you must leave the station via platform 12 using the footbridge at the north end of the platform.
Railway type and traffic
All freight, intermodal, coal, stone, sand, flasks, engineers.
Environment
The Virgin Car Park is there and there are some food shops nearby on Nantwich Road.
Road directions
Crewe Station is well signposted. From the M1 southbound exit at J17, nortbound J16. If approaching from the west follow the A534 from Nantwich and this runs past the station.
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Salop Goods Junction, Crewe map co-ordinates
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Salop Goods Junction, Crewe map co-ordinates
Parking
The location is a car park.
Public transport
The location is at Crewe station which is served by Virgin Trains, Arriva Cross Country, Northern Trains and East Midlands Trains.
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Amenities
There are toilets on platform 12 of the main station.
Accommodation
There are a couple of hotels a short walk from the station. The Royal Arms to the west and The Crewe Arms to the east with a Travel Inn to the south east of the station.
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Salop Goods Junction, Crewe
Streetmap links
Salop Goods Junction, Crewe general view map
Salop Goods Junction, Crewe close up map
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Salop Goods Junction, Crewe
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Salop Goods Junction, Crewe
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Salop Goods Junction, Crewe general view map
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Salop Goods Junction, Crewe
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Photographic notes
The overheads make it tricky to get good shots, but you can get some good ones in between.
If you stand on the other side of the Nantwich Road bridge, and walk down the road between the station and the avoiding lines you reach an area which is called the 'Horse Landing', then you can get great shots next to the signal box.
If you stand on the other side of the Nantwich Road bridge, and walk down the road between the station and the avoiding lines you reach an area which is called the 'Horse Landing', then you can get great shots next to the signal box.
General views - All photographs © William Snook unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north west
Fig 2- Looking south west
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.
