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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.
Environment
On the outskirts of Ruscombe village on a dead end lane, otherwise fields. Light road traffic and walkers. beware of the high-speed reversing dust-cart on a Monday!
Road directions
From the centre of Twyford village:
(A3032 or A321 from the A4 between Reading and Maidenhead) go east along the A3032 forking right onto the B3024 to White Waltham then after about 1/2 mile, immediately after crossroads, where the road bends to the left take the lane on the right past Ruscombe church. Then right into Southbury Lane which crosses the railway.
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Ruscombe (Southbury Lane) map co-ordinates
(A3032 or A321 from the A4 between Reading and Maidenhead) go east along the A3032 forking right onto the B3024 to White Waltham then after about 1/2 mile, immediately after crossroads, where the road bends to the left take the lane on the right past Ruscombe church. Then right into Southbury Lane which crosses the railway.
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Ruscombe (Southbury Lane) map co-ordinates
Parking
Limited parking on the south side of the bridge and roadside verge otherwise by the church (please keep accesses clear)
Public transport
Rail to Twyford by First Great Western Link (3 an hour from London, 4 an hour from Reading). Buses 126, 127, 128 to crossroads in centre of Twyford - limited service from Reading Station (quicker by train!) On foot follow directions as for road, approximately 1 mile.
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Amenities
Plenty of shops, pubs and restaurants in Twyford village.
Accommodation
Accommodation in the local area - see: This site
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Ruscombe (Southbury Lane)
Streetmap links
Ruscombe (Southbury Lane) general view map
Ruscombe (Southbury Lane) close up map
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Ruscombe (Southbury Lane)
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Ruscombe (Southbury Lane)
Googly map
Ruscombe (Southbury Lane) general view map
Ruscombe (Southbury Lane) close up map
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Ruscombe (Southbury Lane)
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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.
Fairly high bridge. Views onto mains restricted by vegetation. The light is good from 0900 - until the sun crosses the line at around 1600. Then it becomes problematic. Relief lines good until 1600, excellent for the long Mendip stone trains that come down in the afternoon. Mains can be photographed after the sun crosses the line at 1600. Outside the summer months shadows can be a problem as the line to the west is in a deep tree-lined cutting. Fine location for video and if you are lucky you might even get the church clock ringing in the background!
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.
Fairly high bridge. Views onto mains restricted by vegetation. The light is good from 0900 - until the sun crosses the line at around 1600. Then it becomes problematic. Relief lines good until 1600, excellent for the long Mendip stone trains that come down in the afternoon. Mains can be photographed after the sun crosses the line at 1600. Outside the summer months shadows can be a problem as the line to the west is in a deep tree-lined cutting. Fine location for video and if you are lucky you might even get the church clock ringing in the background!
General views - All photographs © Kevin Lee unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Down Relief at 15:00
Fig 2 - Looking west
Up relief at 15:30
Fig 3 - Looking west
Up relief at 16:20
Twyford station is visible in the background
Fig 4 - Looking east
Down shot showing problem with down main.
Fig 5 - Looking west
View towards London after sun has crossed the line.
Fig 6 - Looking east
View towards Reading after sun has crossed the line (shame about the cloud!)
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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.
