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Location notes
An over bridge over shallow cutting, about 2 miles east of Newton Le Willows on the line between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester via Chat Moss.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger services between Manchester and Liverpool, Warrington Bank Quay, Chester and North Wales. These trains now all DMU operated by Classes 142, 150, 156, 158, 175 from First North Western & Arriva Trains Wales. Also sometimes used for diversions from other routes - check the National Rail timetable for dates - when Central Trains, Trans Pennine & Virgin services may appear.
Freight traffic is variable, but mostly light and subject to change. DB Schenker Classe 66, plus an occasional Freightliner Class 66 are most likely to be seen.
Freight traffic is variable, but mostly light and subject to change. DB Schenker Classe 66, plus an occasional Freightliner Class 66 are most likely to be seen.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Lowton - A579 Bridge
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Environment
Rural, mostly farmland.
Road directions
The A579 is the main link between the M6 (Junction 22, Winwick) and the A580 (at Lowton Lane Head). The road bridge is about 1/4 mile south of the junction of the A579 with the A572 from Newton Le Willows.
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Lowton - A579 Bridge map co-ordinates
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Lowton - A579 Bridge map co-ordinates
Parking
Very limited (2 or 3 cars) at the bridge. The road is very busy - so be careful not to cause obstructions.
Public transport
Long walk from Newton Le Willows station (about 2.5 miles). Some daytime bus services travel along the A572 between Newton Le Willows and Leigh.
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Sun Compass
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Lowton - A579 Bridge
Streetmap links
Lowton - A579 Bridge general view map
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Lowton - A579 Bridge
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Lowton - A579 Bridge
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Lowton - A579 Bridge
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Photographic notes
Best for eastbound trains until late morning. Location may be partly shaded in winter. Westbound photos best in summer evenings, otherwise hope for a brightish day but with the sun hidden by clouds.
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.
