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Location notes
A road bridge on the Eastern Side of Poppleton Station near York.
Railway type and traffic
The 'Harrogate loop' line usually carries mainly DMU traffic.
Environment
The bridge is on a busy road (A1237) and you will have to park just off the roundabout near the Travel Inn as you cannot park on the bridge although there is a small lay-by on the Harrogate side of the bridge.
Road directions
Travel from the North on the A19 into York. At the Park and Ride turn off turn right and follow the A1237 to Harrogate. The bridge is about half a mile from there.
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Poppleton map co-ordinates
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Poppleton map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a small lay-by on the Harrogate side of the bridge. If this is unavailable then you will have to park just off the roundabout near the Travel Inn as you cannot park on the bridge.
Public transport
Us the Park and Ride (number 4) from York.
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Amenities
There is a pub at the Travel Inn.
Accommodation
There is a Travel Inn opposite the location.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
It might be necessary to adjust the time to suit your visit, this link should open with the current day.
Poppleton
Streetmap links
Poppleton general view map
Poppleton close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Poppleton
It might be necessary to adjust the time to suit your visit, this link should open with the current day.
Poppleton
Googly map
Poppleton general view map
Poppleton close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Poppleton
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Photographic notes
The line runs east to west so it is a facing west morning or facing east afternoon shot to get the sun on the nose.
Given the road bridge nature of the location video sound recording will be hampered by passing traffic.
Given the road bridge nature of the location video sound recording will be hampered by passing traffic.
General views - All photographs © Tim Rogers unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
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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.
