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Location notes
Brock is approximately 7 miles north of Preston on the West Coast Main Line.
Railway type and traffic
Trains are a mixture of Virgin, North Western and Trans Pennine Express passenger trains with mainly inter-regional freight trains operated by DB Schenker, Freightliner and DRS.
Environment
The location is rural though adjacent to both the A6 and M6 so easy to reach. You are likely to see between 0 and 5 people per hour and maybe the odd cow.
Road directions
Driving north along the A6 from Preston you pass through the village of Bilsborrow and after about 1/2 mile there is a Land Rover dealership on the right. Continue over a canal bridge and there is a lay-by on the left shortly after. Walk back to the canal bridge, cross it and walk into the farm on the left, alongside the canal. The public footpath passes through the yard and straight across the field towards the footbridge.
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Brock map co-ordinates
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Brock map co-ordinates
Parking
In the lay-by.
Public transport
Stagecoach route 40 operates twice an hour along the A6 between Preston and Lancaster.
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Amenities
There are no toilets however due to the rural nature an alternative is likely to be found! There are several pubs in the village of Bilsborrow, and others regularly along the length of the A6.
Accommodation
Guys Thatched Hamlet adjacent to Old Nells Tavern just off the A6 by the canal in Bilsborrow.
At least one of the pubs in Bilsborrow may have accommodation, though both Preston and Lancaster are within 15 miles.
At least one of the pubs in Bilsborrow may have accommodation, though both Preston and Lancaster are within 15 miles.
Sun Compass
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Brock
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Brock general view map
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Brock
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Brock general view map
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Photographic notes
Photos can be taken here most of the day, principally of trains heading south. In a morning you will need to cross the footbridge and take photos from the field on the east side of the line, though a better vantage point is nearby Brock Crossing. In the afternoon, you can take photos either from the field itself on the west side of the line, or from the stile leading to the small section of footpath leading to the bridge. Early evening in summer, from about 6pm, the sun is far enough round to catch the front of Northbound trains. Due to the proximity of the M6, significant noise can mask the approach of trains sometimes.
General views - All photographs © Mark Bearton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking north
Fig 3 - Looking south
Fig 4 - Looking south
From the foot bridge
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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.
