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Location notes
Romiley is a small town on the southern outskirts of Manchester and is on the line from Manchester to New Mills and Sheffield, at the point where the routes via Hyde and Brinnington rejoin.
Railway type and traffic
There is an intensive local service worked by classes 142 and 150 units from Manchester to Rose Hill Marple, New Mills and Sheffield. There are several freight workings, notably Departmental trains to Castleton and some Stone trains from Peak Forest. The line is also regularly used as a diversion for express Manchester to Sheffield trains when Stockport is closed bringing 158s and 170s to the line.
Environment
The town of Romiley is largely a commuter town for both Manchester and Stockport. Unlike some of the areas between here and Manchester there is much less a problem of crime in Romiley and no problems should be encountered.
Road directions
Romiley is about 2 miles from junctions 12/15 of the Manchester Orbital Motorway M60 in its South-east corner. Follow the A560 towards Bredbury then turning right onto the A6077 towards Romiley. The main street in Romiley takes you under the railway bridge and there is a station car park on the right immediately after.
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Parking
Strangely the station car park is free only if you park at the top end of it so take care to park in the right section! If going to the bridge mentioned below then there is a small pay and display car park near the bottom of the lane leading up to it as the lane itself is a private drive (though Public Footpath).
Public transport
Romiley is well served by both trains from Manchester, and two-hourly from Sheffield, and by buses from Stockport.
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Amenities
There is a range of shops, take-aways etc on Romiley High Street. There are at least three pubs, the Romiley Arms outside the station serves food all day.
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Photographic notes
The light is generally best for trains heading from Manchester, the time of day dictating which side of the line to stand. Pictures can be taken in either direction from the station. A short walk will take you to a bridge north of the station spanning the two branches towards Manchester. Head west down the main street until you reach the last pub on the left hand side. On the right is a small car park with a tiny one-way road behind. Head along this road, Dye Lane, and up the second road on the right, Quarry Road. This lane climbs steeply up becoming almost a track before crossing the bridge.
General views - All photographs © Mark Bearton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Towards the station
Fig 2 - Looking north
A unit coming off the Hyde branch.
Fig 3 -
The station
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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.
