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Location notes
The location is on the Preston-Blackpool North line. a few miles from Blackpool itself.
Railway type and traffic
On a normal day you will see plenty of Northern Rail, TransPennine Express services with the 2 a day service from Virgn Trains. Train classes are normally 142s, 153s, 156s, 158s & 185s throughout the day with 221's been in the early morning and late evening.
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Environment
Holt's Lane can be access by Poulton Industural Estate and from the main avenue. It is located just on the outskirts of Poulton near to open fields, evening shots into dark wouldn't be recommended.
Road directions
From the A586 Garstang Road East, take a turn onto Holts Lane continue straight down until the 3rd exit to the left which is also called Holts Lane work your way to the crossing which should take no more than a minute.
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Parking
You can leave your car in the area, as long as you are not blocking the neighbourhood driveways. It's a quiet and safe place to leave your car and also you will be close to it.
Public transport
Buses 42, 76, 400, 541, 594, 648, 827 pass the area via the main road Moorland Road bus stop is located around 3-5mins from Holts Lane. Once onto Holts Lane continue straight down until the 3rd left which is also called Holts Lane work your way to the crossing which should take no more than 2 to 3 minutes.
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Amenities
There are no toilets within the area but the nearest are in Poulton. For food and drinks there is a local Tesco express and Subway on Garstang East Road. There is a take away on Holts Lane called Happy Valley Chinese Take Away.
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Holts Lane Foot Crossing, Poulton-le-Fylde
Streetmap links
Holts Lane Foot Crossing, Poulton-le-Fylde general view map
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Holts Lane Foot Crossing, Poulton-le-Fylde
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Holts Lane Foot Crossing, Poulton-le-Fylde
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Holts Lane Foot Crossing, Poulton-le-Fylde general view map
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Holts Lane Foot Crossing, Poulton-le-Fylde
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Photographic notes
The light is generally good during the daytime. Sometimes in the morning shot towards Preston can get tricky same as the afternoon shots towards Poulton can be tricky. I would stand on the Holts Lane side during the morning before moving over the crossing to the other side in the afternoon.
General views - All photographs © Aaron Roscoe unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north west
Location Video
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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.
