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Location notes
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.
Daily return freight service, Immingham - Knowsley & return.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Pemberton, Winstanley Colliery Crossing
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Environment
Rural with landscaped former colliery tip, but some power lines nearby.
Road directions
From Wigan, take the A571 road heading towards St. Helens. Just before Pemberton station, turn right into Enfield Street. Then, turn left into Kilshaw Street. At its end, turn right into Leopold Street. After about 200 yards, find somewhere safe to park and look for a footpath heading towards the railway line. Cross the line on a footbridge, turn right into Merton Road and proceed as described in the public transport directions. The other end of Enfield Street can be accessed from the A577 road.
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Pemberton, Winstanley Colliery Crossing map co-ordinates
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Pemberton, Winstanley Colliery Crossing map co-ordinates
Parking
Within the residential area, see the road directions.
Public transport
By rail to Pemberton station.
Walk along A571 heading west away from Wigan. After passing a church, turn right into Merton Road and walk to the end, from where a footpath leads to the crossing.
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Walk along A571 heading west away from Wigan. After passing a church, turn right into Merton Road and walk to the end, from where a footpath leads to the crossing.
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Sun Compass
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Pemberton, Winstanley Colliery Crossing
Streetmap links
Pemberton, Winstanley Colliery Crossing general view map
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Pemberton, Winstanley Colliery Crossing
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Pemberton, Winstanley Colliery Crossing
Googly map
Pemberton, Winstanley Colliery Crossing general view map
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Pemberton, Winstanley Colliery Crossing
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Photographic notes
Sun ok for photos of eastbound trains until late morning, but the line may be shaded in mid-winter. The location is not particularly good for westbound trains.
General views - All photographs © Bevan Price unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
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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.
