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Location notes
A rural location on the edge of Great Cheverell village, about mid-way between Westbury and Pewsey. Fields adjacent the line are mostly pastureland for sheep and horses. The village is edged by wooded hills on the south, giving a pleasant backdrop to photographs.
Railway type and traffic
Great Cheverell is on the 'Berks & Hants' route, the ex-GWR main line from Reading to Taunton. In addition to regular West of England HST services, the route sees significant volumes of aggregates traffic from the Mendip quarries at Whatley and Merehead. There is also some traffic to and from Theale near Reading, including a Freightliner aggregates working from South Wales and, when engineering work affects the GWML via Didcot, Class 60-hauled TEA fuel tanks from Robeston refinery.
Environment
The location is on the edge of a pretty and relatively unspoilt village surrounded by farmland. This is a safe area and passers-by are likely to be local dog-walkers or equestrians.
Road directions
Most folk reach Great Cheverell from Westbury or Lavington on the B3098 from which the village is clearly signposted. From High Street, turn left onto a lane known as The Green: the Trainspot is the bridge that takes this lane over the railway.
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Great Cheverell map co-ordinates
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Parking
Park on The Green, ideally not too close to the bridge as it is slightly 'hump backed' and you may impair drivers' visibility of on-coming traffic. The road is quiet but does see occasional large agricultural vehicles so park well to the side.
Public transport
Amenities
The attractive, 18th Century, Bell Inn on High Street offers food and there are village shops here and at nearby Earlestoke. Other than those in the pub, there are no toilets nearby.
Accommodation
The Bell Inn offers also accommodation at aronnd £85 for an en-suite double room, B&B.
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Great Cheverell
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Great Cheverell
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Photographic notes
The line runs broadly east-west through Great Cheverell, with an attractive curve. Photography is best for up trains in the morning and down trains in the afternoon. The over bridge to the west that takes Cheverell Road over the line is also a good location photographically (both directions) but as this road is much busier, it is a much less pleasant place to stand. Fig 3 with 60013, is looking east from the Cheverell Road bridge.
General views - All photographs © Glen Batten unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking west
Fig 3 - Looking east
From the Cheverell Road bridge to the west, visible in the background of fig 1.
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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.
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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.
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.
