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Location notes
A road bridge crossing the Marylebone - Aylesbury line about a third of a mile south of Princes Risborough station. The line is in a wide cutting with trees and broadly on a north-south axis with some curves. Part of Princes Risborough station is just visible to the north. On the south side the two running lines are some way apart and diverge to go separate ways over Saunderton summit. There is a connection to enable northbound trains to access the up (London) line.
Railway type and traffic
The main traffic is Chiltern Railways DMUs (eg Class 165/168 on services from Marylebone). A few of the rush hour and mainline services to Birmingham Moor Street are Class 67 and DVT with the loco normally at the south end.
Regular 'binliner's with Freightliner 66/5 (about two return trips a day) and some occasional engineers spent ballast to the landfill site at Calvert.
Regular 'binliner's with Freightliner 66/5 (about two return trips a day) and some occasional engineers spent ballast to the landfill site at Calvert.
Environment
A pleasant urban location at the southern edge of Princes Risborough, on the border with Saunderton. The bridge is on a crossroads and there is a regular flow of fairly slow traffic. The bridge is quite wide with waist high retaining sides.
Road directions
From High Wycombe proceed up the A4010. Note the turning for Saunderton station. Continue for 2.5 miles until the road stops climbing. Take the left hand turn signposted 'Horsenden'. Stay on this road until you see the bridge.
From Princes Risborough follow the signs out of the town to the station. When it turns 90 degree right, carry on until you reach the bridge.
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Horseden Lane,Princes Risborough map co-ordinates
From Princes Risborough follow the signs out of the town to the station. When it turns 90 degree right, carry on until you reach the bridge.
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Horseden Lane,Princes Risborough map co-ordinates
Parking
There is some rough grass on the east side of the bridge.
Public transport
The walk from Princes Risborough Station takes about 10-15 minutes. Walk down the station drive and then turn right (Picts Lane) until you reach the bridge.
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Amenities
No facilities in immediate vicinity. Local facilities in Princes Risborough town centre about 20 minutes walk away.
Accommodation
None in immediate vicinity. Aylesbury might offer wider choice.
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Horseden Lane,Princes Risborough
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Horseden Lane,Princes Risborough
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Photographic notes
Being on a north south axis the location offers reasonable views of southbound trains for most of the day. A telephoto will let you use capture the curve at the station. The trees in the near vicinity of the bridge cause shadows in the early morning and evening.
Because of the sun views of northbound trains are best in the morning. In the afternoon or evening the sun is better for the southbound line, offering a going away shot. However trains that terminate at Princes Risborough or need to access the Aylesbury branch (binliners) will cross over from the down to the up line just in front of the bridge. Freights and trains that stop at Princes Risborough would offer the best opportunities for videos.
Because of the sun views of northbound trains are best in the morning. In the afternoon or evening the sun is better for the southbound line, offering a going away shot. However trains that terminate at Princes Risborough or need to access the Aylesbury branch (binliners) will cross over from the down to the up line just in front of the bridge. Freights and trains that stop at Princes Risborough would offer the best opportunities for videos.
General views - All photographs © Peter Lovell unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking south
Fig 3 - Looking north
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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.
