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Location notes
About 5 miles south of Doncaster on the East Coast Main Line located just north of Rossington village.
Railway type and traffic
Virgin Train East Coast 91s and HSTs from London to Leeds/Scotland as well as Grand central and Hull trains services.The occasional freight trains run along this stretch too for example the Dollands Moor - Scunthorpe steel. The freight tends to be 66 hauled. Charters also run along this stretch every so often with a variety of traction.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Loversall Carr Junction, Doncaster
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Environment
Close to the Great Yorkshire Way, the location is on a footpath with cyclists and walkers using it all day, closer to track side on the river bridge becomes a little more isolated.
Road directions
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Loversall Carr Junction, Doncaster map co-ordinates
Parking
No parking available next to the location however the park and ride south is about half a mile away.
Public transport
First run services to the Park and ride which is the closest bus stop to the area. Services X4 as well as 55/56 will pass here
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Amenities
Closest toilets are at the Miller and Carter steakhouse, next to the park and ride, toilets and good food are also here.
Accommodation
Closest accommodation is the hotels over in Lakeside a couple miles away.
Sun Compass
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Loversall Carr Junction, Doncaster
Streetmap links
Loversall Carr Junction, Doncaster general view map
Loversall Carr Junction, Doncaster close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Loversall Carr Junction, Doncaster
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Loversall Carr Junction, Doncaster
Googly map
Loversall Carr Junction, Doncaster general view map
Loversall Carr Junction, Doncaster close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Loversall Carr Junction, Doncaster
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Photographic notes
The light is best in the morning and is on the correct side for photographing trains. As you get closer to the evening the sun moves across to the less accessible side of the bridge. Trains can be photographed on both sides of the Great Yorkshire way bridge in both directions. For southbound workings you sre best on the north side embankment of the bridge whereas for northbound trains you are better off going to the river bridge to the south of the Great Yorkshire Way bridge.There is no light at night so only daytime shots available.
General views - All photographs © Adam Gibbons unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking south
Fig 3 - Looking north
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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.
