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Location notes
Located on the Hertford Loop the Cuffley Viaduct is part of the main East Coast Main line diversion route between London and Stevenage
Railway type and traffic
Mainly Electric Multiple Units but most of the ECML's southern freight uses the loop as the loading gauge is wider than the main ECML
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Sopers Viaduct, Cuffley
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Environment
Rural Hertfordshire, this spot is quite exposed to the elements
Road directions
From the A1000 take a left turn signposted Cuffley. Follow this road for about a mile and just where the road bears right take the left turn (The Ridgeway). Continue along this road and through the village of Cuffley. Just as the village ends there is a play area on the left. Turn into and park here. Then follow the path, heading away from the road, towards the viaduct.
Another way in to this location can be found by driving up The Ridgeway towards Potters Bar and as you go past Chase Farm Hospital and the Ambulance station on the right the track down to the line starts where the houses end and the fields start.
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Sopers Viaduct, Cuffley map co-ordinates
Another way in to this location can be found by driving up The Ridgeway towards Potters Bar and as you go past Chase Farm Hospital and the Ambulance station on the right the track down to the line starts where the houses end and the fields start.
Click here to set up your location for directions to this location
Sopers Viaduct, Cuffley map co-ordinates
Parking
Parking is provided for the play area and tennis club, you have to walk to the location from there.
Public transport
Amenities
None at the location (it is a field) but there are newsagents and pubs in the village of Cuffley
Sun Compass
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Sopers Viaduct, Cuffley
Streetmap links
Sopers Viaduct, Cuffley general view map
Sopers Viaduct, Cuffley close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Sopers Viaduct, Cuffley
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Sopers Viaduct, Cuffley
Googly map
Sopers Viaduct, Cuffley general view map
Sopers Viaduct, Cuffley close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Sopers Viaduct, Cuffley
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Photographic notes
The location offers views from both the north bound (eastern side) and the south bound (western side). There are banks on either side of the line giving you a better perspective on the viaduct but views of trains going in the opposite direction would be hindered by the angle of the viaduct.
To the east there is a tree growing that now obscures part of the shot, but it would usually only cover the second or third vehicle of a formation.
General views - All photographs © Marcus Dawson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east - Image © Duncan Lang
A late summers evening shot of a northbound working.
Fig 2- Looking south east - Image © Duncan Lang
Fig 3 - Looking west - Image © Duncan Lang
Fig 4 - From the west facing north
Fig 5 - From the west facing north 2
fig 6 - From the west facing north
Fig 7 - From the west facing north
Fig 8 - From the west side path facing north.
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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.
