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Location notes
A small station on the WCML, between Stafford and Tamworth.
Railway type and traffic
Central train services between Walsall and Stafford , Nuneaton and Stafford. Virgin West Coast services which do not run to Birmingham or Wolverhampton
Various DB Schenker freight including MGRs for Rugeley Power Station. Freightliner Intermodal and heavy haul services.
Various DB Schenker freight including MGRs for Rugeley Power Station. Freightliner Intermodal and heavy haul services.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Rugeley Trent Valley
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Environment
A rural station.
Road directions
The Trent Valley and Town stations are signposted from the A51 and the A460. If coming from Lichfield turn right at the first roundabout and take the by-pass, past the power station, and right at the junction of Power Station Road and Station Road.
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Rugeley Trent Valley map co-ordinates
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Rugeley Trent Valley map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a small station car park.
Public transport
By train from either Nuneaton, Walsall or Stafford.
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See the Central trains webiste for timetable information/
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Amenities
The station is unstaffed with no toilets. Toilets and shops are in the town centre less than 2Km away.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Rugeley Trent Valley
Streetmap links
Rugeley Trent Valley general view map
Rugeley Trent Valley close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Rugeley Trent Valley
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Rugeley Trent Valley
Googly map
Rugeley Trent Valley general view map
Rugeley Trent Valley close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Rugeley Trent Valley
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Photographic notes
No problems with electrification masts at this location due to catenary spanning all main running lines. The station, and the south approach, are on an 'S' bend so plenty of scope for video too.
Morning shots need to be taken from the up platform on sunny days.
Morning shots need to be taken from the up platform on sunny days.
General views - All photographs © Steven Wakefield unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
A general view.
Fig 2 - Looking north
From the opposite platform.
Fig 3 - Looking south
Another general view. From the station foot bridge.
Fig 4 - Looking south
From the island platform, taken with a zoom lens.
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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.
