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Location notes
A footbridge on the outskirts of Bristol. It crosses the Bristol to Exeter mainline and has an industrial estate on one side, and open country on the other.
Railway type and traffic
Main Line between Bristol and Exeter. Cross Country trains, Local services, fair bit of freight including DRS flask trains on Tuesdays and Thursdays, (depending on timetable).
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Bristol, South Liberty Lane
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Environment
A safe place to visit during daylight hours. Photography not possible after dark.
Road directions
From the M5, junction 18:
Following signs for Bristol City FC. (A4). This will take you under the Clifton Suspension Bridge. After passing under the bridge keep following the signs for BCFC. This will take you over Bristol Docks and the River Avon. As you approach the football ground stay on the A3029 Winterstoke Road. Go across three roundabouts and as the road starts to go uphill the turning for South Liberty Lane is on the right, just past the garage. This junction is very busy. Be Careful!
Follow South Liberty Lane across one railway bridge and under another. The path to the footbridge is on the left near the big Securicor depot. It is just two fences close to each other with a Footpath sign pointing towards the railway. Keep your eyes peeled.
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Bristol, South Liberty Lane map co-ordinates
Following signs for Bristol City FC. (A4). This will take you under the Clifton Suspension Bridge. After passing under the bridge keep following the signs for BCFC. This will take you over Bristol Docks and the River Avon. As you approach the football ground stay on the A3029 Winterstoke Road. Go across three roundabouts and as the road starts to go uphill the turning for South Liberty Lane is on the right, just past the garage. This junction is very busy. Be Careful!
Follow South Liberty Lane across one railway bridge and under another. The path to the footbridge is on the left near the big Securicor depot. It is just two fences close to each other with a Footpath sign pointing towards the railway. Keep your eyes peeled.
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Bristol, South Liberty Lane map co-ordinates
Parking
The estate is busy during weekdays although parking is usually possible. If none is visible turn into one of the residential roads and walk back to the bridge.
Public transport
Amenities
There are vans selling food dotted about the trading estate. No toilets or pubs. Some shops on the nearby Ashton Drive.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Bristol, South Liberty Lane
Streetmap links
Bristol, South Liberty Lane general view map
Bristol, South Liberty Lane close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Bristol, South Liberty Lane
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Bristol, South Liberty Lane
Googly map
Bristol, South Liberty Lane general view map
Bristol, South Liberty Lane close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Bristol, South Liberty Lane
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Photographic notes
Good views in both directions along the mainline. Those coming from the Bristol direction can be seen for quite some distance so would be good for videographers wanting a 'long shot'.
Links to photographs at this location
Bristol Rail - South Liberty lane
General views - All photographs © Pete Lawson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking west
Fig 3 - Looking west
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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.
