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Location notes
A small station in a pleasant village, on the line from Basingstoke to Reading.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger:
FGW: Class 165 DMUs on the half hourly stopping service
AXC: Voyagers
Freight:
Freightliner: Plentiful class 66 & 70 hauled Container Trains on workings to and from Southampton.
DBS: Class 66 & Class 67 hauled departmental & engineers trains as well as E.C.S moves of charter stock which is based at Eastleigh Depot.
FGW: Class 165 DMUs on the half hourly stopping service
AXC: Voyagers
Freight:
Freightliner: Plentiful class 66 & 70 hauled Container Trains on workings to and from Southampton.
DBS: Class 66 & Class 67 hauled departmental & engineers trains as well as E.C.S moves of charter stock which is based at Eastleigh Depot.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Bramley Station
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This link should be close to the location, but may not be the actual location so please check the page. This link will take you to what is happening 'around now'. Dates and times can be changed at the top of the page.
Environment
A very quiet station, in a small village. There is a level crossing to the Reading end of the station.
Road directions
Join the A33 from either the M3, Junction 6 (head north) or the M4, Junction 11 (head south) and continue to Sherfield on Loddon where you need to follow the signs to Bramley and 'The Vyne' brown tourist sign.
Follow this road to Bramley and you will reach the station and the level crossing.
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Bramley Station map co-ordinates
Follow this road to Bramley and you will reach the station and the level crossing.
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Bramley Station map co-ordinates
Parking
Residential roads nearby offer some parking.
Public transport
Take the train from either Basingstoke or Reading.
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Amenities
Basingstoke will have most things you need and there are a couple of small shops in Bramley.
Accommodation
Either Basingstoke or Reading would provide options.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Bramley Station
Streetmap links
Bramley Station general view map
Bramley Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Bramley Station
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Bramley Station
Googly map
Bramley Station general view map
Bramley Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Bramley Station
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Photographic notes
You can shoot in both directions, the level crossing & C.I.S give advance warning of when trains are coming.
General views - All photographs © Tony Rispoli unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking north
Fig 3 - Looking south
Fig 4 - Looking north
Fig 5 - Looking south
Fig 6 - Looking south
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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.
