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Location notes
On line between Wigan North Western and Liverpool Lime Street.
Railway type and traffic
Up to 3 passenger trains per hour each way. Mostly Class 142, 150, 156, 158.
Only very occasional freight now.
Only very occasional freight now.
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RTT Link Thatto Heath Station
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Environment
Urban, housing & light industry. Short tunnel on the Liverpool side of the station.
Road directions
The station lies on the B5413 road, which forms a link between the A57 at Rainhill station and the A58 (St. Helens to Prescot and Liverpool).
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Thatto Heath Station map co-ordinates
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Thatto Heath Station map co-ordinates
Parking
Very limited outside shops adjacent to station. Free car park in nearby Elephant Lane - if heading towards Rainhill, turn left at the traffic lights, and the car park is on the right after about 200 yards.
Public transport
By rail to the station.
By bus from stops close to Rainhill station.
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By bus from stops close to Rainhill station.
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Amenities
Some food shops close to station.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Thatto Heath Station
Streetmap links
Thatto Heath Station general view map
Thatto Heath Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Thatto Heath Station
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Thatto Heath Station
Googly map
Thatto Heath Station general view map
Thatto Heath Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Thatto Heath Station
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Photographic notes
At the station, best for eastbound trains from the road over bridge, the sun is OK until the late morning.
Nearby locations include:
Thatto Heath cutting - walk southwards from the station to the traffic lights, turn right into Scholes Lane, and after about 0.4 miles, turn left into a minor road with a bridge over the cutting. Allow about 10 minutes. Except for a brief period in late afternoon, the rock cutting is mostly in shade, but with careful exposure control, photos can be obtained with a telephoto lens at most times of the day.
Elm Road bridge - from the station, cross the road into Thatto Heath Park, and follow the path parallel to the railway until you leave the park, and turn right onto Elm Road bridge. Allow about 5 minutes. The line here is in a grass-lined cutting, and may be shaded for most of the day in winter.
Nearby locations include:
Thatto Heath cutting - walk southwards from the station to the traffic lights, turn right into Scholes Lane, and after about 0.4 miles, turn left into a minor road with a bridge over the cutting. Allow about 10 minutes. Except for a brief period in late afternoon, the rock cutting is mostly in shade, but with careful exposure control, photos can be obtained with a telephoto lens at most times of the day.
Elm Road bridge - from the station, cross the road into Thatto Heath Park, and follow the path parallel to the railway until you leave the park, and turn right onto Elm Road bridge. Allow about 5 minutes. The line here is in a grass-lined cutting, and may be shaded for most of the day in winter.
General views - All photographs © Bevan Price unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
A late morning shot.
Fig 2- Looking east
Thatto Heath Cutting
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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.
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