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Location notes
On the Great Western Main Line between Maidenhead and Reading.
Railway type and traffic
Frequent FGW services operated by HSTs and Class 165/166 Turbos.
Generally light freight traffic but a bit busier around lunchtime and early afternoon, mostly Mendip Rail stone trains, various DBS, Freightliner stone/cement and the GBRF scrap sleeper train.
Generally light freight traffic but a bit busier around lunchtime and early afternoon, mostly Mendip Rail stone trains, various DBS, Freightliner stone/cement and the GBRF scrap sleeper train.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Shottesbrooke Farm
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Environment
Open countryside, farm fields and the farm itself. The road is a rat-run but not very busy.
Road directions
From the A4 between Reading and Maidenhead.
The turning into Bottle Lane is between the village of Knowl Hill and the roundabout for Burchetts Green. The road is signposted to Shottesbrook.
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Shottesbrooke Farm map co-ordinates
The turning into Bottle Lane is between the village of Knowl Hill and the roundabout for Burchetts Green. The road is signposted to Shottesbrook.
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Shottesbrooke Farm map co-ordinates
Parking
There is parking by the bridge on the verge and in field gates. You are right by the bridge and there is no problem with the Farmer (Providing you move the car for him!)
Public transport
Unfortunately, none to this location.
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Amenities
There are several local public houses in White Waltham village, Knowl Hill and Littlewick Green.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Shottesbrooke Farm
Streetmap links
Shottesbrooke Farm general view map
Shottesbrooke Farm close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Shottesbrooke Farm
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Shottesbrooke Farm
Googly map
Shottesbrooke Farm general view map
Shottesbrooke Farm close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Shottesbrooke Farm
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Photographic notes
January 2018 Appeal:
The Great Western Electrification continues expanding towards the south-west making most of the GWML shots west of Ealing on the site currently out of date. Please send in your new images of the old locations with the overhead mast and wires in place so people can see how the locations have changed.
The light is good from 0900 - until the sun crosses the line at around 1600. Then it becomes problematic. Up main and relief good for all types of photography. Down lines need telephoto lens due adjacent signal gantry.
Would be very good for video due to the dead straight track for a good way in each direction.. There is a local airfield at White Waltham which can sometimes get noisy with light aircraft and helicopters coming and going.
This location re-opened in April 2012 after the bridge had been raised and re-built for the GWML electrification. There is a now a narrow pavement on either side and brick walls about 5ft high. Would recommend a small step ladder or similar equipment. The combination of the raised bridge and higher sides results in shots being taken 3-4ft higher than in the past. This makes the London side easier as the signal gantry can be overcome with a modest degree of telephoto.
The Great Western Electrification continues expanding towards the south-west making most of the GWML shots west of Ealing on the site currently out of date. Please send in your new images of the old locations with the overhead mast and wires in place so people can see how the locations have changed.
The light is good from 0900 - until the sun crosses the line at around 1600. Then it becomes problematic. Up main and relief good for all types of photography. Down lines need telephoto lens due adjacent signal gantry.
Would be very good for video due to the dead straight track for a good way in each direction.. There is a local airfield at White Waltham which can sometimes get noisy with light aircraft and helicopters coming and going.
This location re-opened in April 2012 after the bridge had been raised and re-built for the GWML electrification. There is a now a narrow pavement on either side and brick walls about 5ft high. Would recommend a small step ladder or similar equipment. The combination of the raised bridge and higher sides results in shots being taken 3-4ft higher than in the past. This makes the London side easier as the signal gantry can be overcome with a modest degree of telephoto.
General views - All photographs © Kevin Lee unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west - Image © Peter Lovell.
Fig 2- Looking east - Image © Peter Lovell.
Fig 3 - Looking east - Image © Peter Lovell.
Fig 4 - Looking west
The up main.
Fig 5 - Looking west
The up relief
Fig 6 - Looking west
The up main after the sun has crossed the line in the afternoon.
Fig 7 - Looking east
The down main.
Fig 8 - The rebuilt bridge - Image © Peter Lovell.
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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.
