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Location notes
This area is located on the Midland Mainline, where you will see plenty of rail traffic. Flitwick is the nearest town with Bedford as the main city in the area.
Railway type and traffic
You will see plenty of Midland Trains and First Capital Connect traction with the occasional freight. The usual traffic are Class 319 EMU's on local workings with HTSs and Class 222 on the express trains.
Environment
The area near the tunnels are pure farmland/forest and is a very quiet place (except for the slight hum from the power lines) You shouldn't expect to disturb anyone, and even if you see someone, they're very friendly. They may ask if a steam special is coming by. If you're interested in farm's, the estate at Park Farm is something to photograph.
Road directions
From the A6, take the B530 to Millbrook Road. Take a left then continue until you cross over a bridge, that is the Midland main line. Continue about 1/4 mile until you see a dirt track to the left. Turn and follow the dirt road until you see a green bridge (caution, this road is riddled with potholes be careful when driving on it). Park up. This is the place.
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Ampthill Tunnels map co-ordinates
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Ampthill Tunnels map co-ordinates
Parking
There's an abundance of parking available at this location. In fact there's a nice place to tuck your car in, out of sight and not block anything. There's an access gate used by Network Rail, so just make sure you are clear of it.
Public transport
Amenities
You can try and see if there are any amenities in Millbrook, otherwise, the nearest place would be in Flitwick.
Sun Compass
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Ampthill Tunnels
Streetmap links
Ampthill Tunnels general view map
Ampthill Tunnels close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Ampthill Tunnels
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Ampthill Tunnels
Googly map
Ampthill Tunnels general view map
Ampthill Tunnels close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Ampthill Tunnels
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Photographic notes
The place is better suited for shots on cloudy days or during the summer months since the tunnels are to the south. There are trees on all sides so shadows can cast a problem on sunny days. Centenary can also pose an interesting challenge, but thankfully, this area have proper spacing so photography is easier. It's highly suggested you bring some steps so you have an easier time looking over the fence. If you don't have steps, that's ok, the fence is low enough to where you can see over it in a few places. Since this area is so quiet, videography is ideal.
General views - All photographs © Carlos Ferran unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - 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.
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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.
