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Location notes
A 4 track cutting on the Midland Main line about 2 miles north of St Albans.
Railway type and traffic
Mostly Midland Main line HST’s and Turbostars (170’s) and Meridians (222), with regular class 319s on Thameslink services.
Only a small amount of freight.
Only a small amount of freight.
Environment
The edge of an open field, on public right of way.
Road directions
From the M1, Junction 9:
Follow the A5183 to the roundabout at Redbourn. At the roundabout take the first exit (B487) and follow this road into Harpenden. At the roundabout take the third exit (A1081) and head south till the outskirts of St. Albans. Sandridgebury Road is the left turn just before St. Albans Girls School, take this road and continue along it until you pass under the railway.
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Sandridgebury map co-ordinates
Follow the A5183 to the roundabout at Redbourn. At the roundabout take the first exit (B487) and follow this road into Harpenden. At the roundabout take the third exit (A1081) and head south till the outskirts of St. Albans. Sandridgebury Road is the left turn just before St. Albans Girls School, take this road and continue along it until you pass under the railway.
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Sandridgebury map co-ordinates
Parking
There is parking for one or two cars just underneath the railway bridge.
Public transport
Amenities
Plenty of facilities in the town of St. Albans to the south.
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Sandridgebury
Streetmap links
Sandridgebury general view map
Sandridgebury close up map
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Sandridgebury
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Sandridgebury
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Sandridgebury general view map
Sandridgebury close up map
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Sandridgebury
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Photographic notes
More of a morning shot as by lunchtime the sun has crossed the line. Northbound workings will be backlit by mid morning. There is a fair amout of warning of approching trains in both directions.
There is no access to the west side of the line as this area is private.
There is no access to the west side of the line as this area is private.
General views - All photographs © Tim Easter unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
A southbound hst on the fast lines.
Fig 2 - Looking north
A freight working on the slow road.
Fig 3 - Looking south
A north bound HST working on the fast lines.
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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.
