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Location notes
About 1¼ miles east of Kirkby station on the line from Wigan Wallgate.
Railway type and traffic
During the week an Hourly DMU runs during the daytime. Mostly Class 142 but with occasional 150/156.
Daily return freight service, Immingham - Knowsley & return.
The line from Potter's freight terminal emerges on south side of line, about 150 yards from bridge - trains reverse here.
Daily return freight service, Immingham - Knowsley & return.
The line from Potter's freight terminal emerges on south side of line, about 150 yards from bridge - trains reverse here.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Kirkby, Dale Lane Junction
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Environment
Busy town location, best to keep valuables out of sight and your car where you can see it, especially during school holidays.
There is housing at north side of line.
Road directions
From the A580 coming from Liverpool:
Pass under the M57 bridge then turn left at the second set of traffic lights. At the first roundabout, take the second exit into Perimeter Road. Continue along this winding road for about 2 miles until it becomes Dale Lane and crosses the railway line.
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Kirkby, Dale Lane Junction map co-ordinates
Pass under the M57 bridge then turn left at the second set of traffic lights. At the first roundabout, take the second exit into Perimeter Road. Continue along this winding road for about 2 miles until it becomes Dale Lane and crosses the railway line.
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Kirkby, Dale Lane Junction map co-ordinates
Parking
Possible on Dale Lane, but allow room for passing lorries.
Public transport
Long walk from Kirkby station.
Alternatively, catch a bus showing "Tower Hill" near Kirkby Station or in Liverpool city centre (journey time about 55 mins.) Alight at the last stop in Headbolt Lane – which is near to a footbridge over the railway.
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Alternatively, catch a bus showing "Tower Hill" near Kirkby Station or in Liverpool city centre (journey time about 55 mins.) Alight at the last stop in Headbolt Lane – which is near to a footbridge over the railway.
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Sun Compass
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Kirkby, Dale Lane Junction
Streetmap links
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Kirkby, Dale Lane Junction
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Kirkby, Dale Lane Junction
Googly map
Kirkby, Dale Lane Junction general view map
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Photographic notes
Until late morning, sun is ok for freight trains departing from Knowsley Freight Terminal and for eastbound DMU's.
Links to photographs at this location
Freight services from Knowsley.
General views - All photographs © Bevan Price unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
From the overbridge.
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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.
