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Location notes
Situated on the East Coast Main Line 27 miles north of London Kings Cross. This is the site of the former Stevenage station, before the new town was built.
Railway type and traffic
The southern part of the ECML plays host to mainly Great Northern and Virgin East Coast services, some freight services. This section is four tracks.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Stevenage Old Town
This link should be close to the location, but may not be the actual location so please check the page. This link will take you to what is happening 'around now'. Dates and times can be changed at the top of the page.
This link should be close to the location, but may not be the actual location so please check the page. This link will take you to what is happening 'around now'. Dates and times can be changed at the top of the page.
Environment
This location is off an industrial units car park. There is a fair amount of people moving around but this should not be a problem as you would be standing at the back of the units, out of the way.
Road directions
From the A1, junction 8:
Take the A602 into Stevenage. Cross straight over two roundabouts (2nd exits) watching for the speed cameras after the 1st roundabout. continue down the dual carriageway and you will enter a 1 way system. Follow the system all the way round. Once you have are facing north again keep left and when you have almost have reached the place where you entered the system turn left into Julians Road. Just as the road bears right there is a left turning, opposite the pub, which will lead you into the Julians Road industrial units take this and park here. The location is behind the unit buildings.
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Stevenage Old Town map co-ordinates
Take the A602 into Stevenage. Cross straight over two roundabouts (2nd exits) watching for the speed cameras after the 1st roundabout. continue down the dual carriageway and you will enter a 1 way system. Follow the system all the way round. Once you have are facing north again keep left and when you have almost have reached the place where you entered the system turn left into Julians Road. Just as the road bears right there is a left turning, opposite the pub, which will lead you into the Julians Road industrial units take this and park here. The location is behind the unit buildings.
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Stevenage Old Town map co-ordinates
Parking
The industrial units have visitors parking but check where you park your car could get clamped if you park in a restricted space.
Public transport
Amenities
There is a pub located on the entrance to the industrial units, and Stevenage old town has many pubs (About 10), several restaurants, and a couple of newsagents
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Stevenage Old Town
Streetmap links
Stevenage Old Town general view map
Stevenage Old Town close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Stevenage Old Town
It might be necessary to adjust the time to suit your visit, this link should open with the current day.
Stevenage Old Town
Googly map
Stevenage Old Town general view map
Stevenage Old Town close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Stevenage Old Town
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Photographic notes
The main view from this location is facing south. The view to the north is framed/blocked by a road bridge. The line is in a cutting and between houses so the light in the morning can be a bit dark.
Note that high palisade fencing has now been erected by the line side at this site so a set of steps will be needed. There do not appear to be any gaps in the fence line, unfortunately.
Note that high palisade fencing has now been erected by the line side at this site so a set of steps will be needed. There do not appear to be any gaps in the fence line, unfortunately.
Links to photographs at this location
Rail-net - GN Water Canons
Rail-net - The Capital Whistler
General views - All photographs © Marcus Dawson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 -Facing South
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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.
