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Location notes
The Southern end of Evershot Tunnel on the Castle Cary to Weymouth line. The tunnel is referred to as Evershot Tunnel, but is actually located in the village of Holywell, just of the A37 Yeovil to Dorchester Road.
Railway type and traffic
The mainstay of traffic is First Great Western Class 150s, 158s and 153s, with the occasional test train. Steam and diesel specials operate throughout the year. Railtour ECS movements to and from Yeovil Junction and Weymouth will pass this location for servicing at Yeovil Junction.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Evershot Tunnel, Southern Portal, Holywell
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Environment
Located on a quiet country road just of the A37 Yeovil to Dorchester Road.
Road directions
Travelling from Dorchester, take the second turning on the left for Holywell and Evershot just before the A37 crosses the railway. The turning for Holywell is located at the bottom of a steep hill on the A37.
If travelling from Yeovil, the turning will be on the right immediately after crossing over the railway.
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Evershot Tunnel, Southern Portal, Holywell map co-ordinates
If travelling from Yeovil, the turning will be on the right immediately after crossing over the railway.
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Evershot Tunnel, Southern Portal, Holywell map co-ordinates
Parking
You can park next to the railway bridge, but make sure you park as far as you can to the bank, so large farm vehicles can pass.
Public transport
A bus service operates from the village.
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Amenities
There is no shops or pubs in the village, but in the surrounding villages between Dorchester and Yeovil, there are a number of shops and pubs.
Accommodation
In the surrounding villages and towns, there are many places to stay, the nearest one being the George Albert Hotel on the A37, around a mile south.
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Evershot Tunnel, Southern Portal, Holywell
Streetmap links
Evershot Tunnel, Southern Portal, Holywell general view map
Evershot Tunnel, Southern Portal, Holywell close up map
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Evershot Tunnel, Southern Portal, Holywell
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Evershot Tunnel, Southern Portal, Holywell
Googly map
Evershot Tunnel, Southern Portal, Holywell general view map
Evershot Tunnel, Southern Portal, Holywell close up map
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Evershot Tunnel, Southern Portal, Holywell
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Photographic notes
The light is good anytime of the day really, I have never really had a problem with light when I have photographed here. The only direction I would say to photograph is of southbound trains as northbound trains can't really be photographed as there are trees immediately south of the bridge. Trains can be photographed either side of the line so you have a few options.
Steam Locomotives are working hard as they enter and leave the tunnel, so this is a good place to video and photograph trains. The best shot is of southbound trains.
As the A37 is close by, be aware that there maybe noise from the road when videoing.
Steam Locomotives are working hard as they enter and leave the tunnel, so this is a good place to video and photograph trains. The best shot is of southbound trains.
As the A37 is close by, be aware that there maybe noise from the road when videoing.
General views - All photographs © Jack Haynes unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north east
Fig 2- Looking north east
Location Video
Evershot is at 1m24
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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.
