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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 edge of Waltham St Lawrence village, surrounded by fields. Moderate traffic on road but can be fast moving despite the 40mph speed restriction!
Road directions
From the A4 between Maidenhead and Reading:
Turn south onto Milley Lane in Hare Hatch, bridge is about 1 mile down the road.
If coming from the south, 1 mile from The Bell public house in Waltham St Lawrence Village.
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Milley Bridge map co-ordinates
Turn south onto Milley Lane in Hare Hatch, bridge is about 1 mile down the road.
If coming from the south, 1 mile from The Bell public house in Waltham St Lawrence Village.
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Milley Bridge map co-ordinates
Parking
Parking is by the bridge, but this area is in frequent use as a track access point so please leave space for vehicles to pass.
Public transport
First Group operate an infrequent service between Maidenhead (First Great Western Link) and Bracknell (South West Trains) Number 53A. Nearest Stop is The Bell Pub in Waltham St Lawrence, about 1 mile from the bridge.
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Amenities
Some pubs in Hare Hatch and the afore mentioned Bell Pub in Waltham St Lawrence.
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.
Milley Bridge
Streetmap links
Milley Bridge general view map
Milley Bridge close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Milley Bridge
It might be necessary to adjust the time to suit your visit, this link should open with the current day.
Milley Bridge
Googly map
Milley Bridge general view map
Milley Bridge close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Milley Bridge
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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 09:00 until 16:00 when the sun crosses the line. Limited after this time. A dense tree lined cutting to the east prevents photography on the down main from the south side and the adjacent signal gantry requires the use of a telephoto lens of at least 300mm for the down relief. Due to the trees, photography outside the summer months may be difficult due to shadows.
Not the best spot for video, though trains are visible for up to 4 miles from the east and 3.5 miles from the west!
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 09:00 until 16:00 when the sun crosses the line. Limited after this time. A dense tree lined cutting to the east prevents photography on the down main from the south side and the adjacent signal gantry requires the use of a telephoto lens of at least 300mm for the down relief. Due to the trees, photography outside the summer months may be difficult due to shadows.
Not the best spot for video, though trains are visible for up to 4 miles from the east and 3.5 miles from the west!
General views - All photographs © Kevin Lee unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
The up relief
Fig 2 - Looking west
The up relief
Fig 3 - Looking east
The down main
Fig 4 - Looking east
The down relief
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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.
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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.
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.
