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Location notes
Update 20-07-08:
This location would seem to have been fenced off now making the shots described here unavailable.
Horse Cove is just west of Dawlish on the coast between Exeter and Newton Abbot on the West of England Main Line.
This location would seem to have been fenced off now making the shots described here unavailable.
Horse Cove is just west of Dawlish on the coast between Exeter and Newton Abbot on the West of England Main Line.
Railway type and traffic
A busy two track railway, and station, with frequent First Great Western HSTs and local units (of 143, 150, 153 and occasional 158 varieties), as well as Cross Country Voyagers and HSTs.
Some freight, namely a weekly DB Schenker fuel oil train and Colas log train, occasional Network Rail test trains too.
There is a weekly China Clay train that runs on Thursdays in the late afternoon from the west and the locomotive returns light a few hours later.
Some freight, namely a weekly DB Schenker fuel oil train and Colas log train, occasional Network Rail test trains too.
There is a weekly China Clay train that runs on Thursdays in the late afternoon from the west and the locomotive returns light a few hours later.
Environment
Horse Cove is next to a footpath on top of the cliffs outside Dawlish. The area is fairly sheltered and is very quiet.
Road directions
The A379 leads from Exeter and the end of the M5 to Dawlish. After passing through the town the road climbs the cliffs. After about a mile there is a road on the right signposted towards a small hospital and opposite this there is a public footpath heading down some wooden stairs and along the edge of a field towards the sea. This footpath crosses a small footbridge over a stream and just after this you can push through some bushes to overlook the railway.
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Dawlish, Horse Cove map co-ordinates
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Dawlish, Horse Cove map co-ordinates
Parking
There are places to park just off the main road near the top of the footpath.
Public transport
Dawlish station is about a 30 minute walk. Stagecoach services 85/85A operate every 15 minutes along the main road between Exeter, Dawlish, Teignmouth and alternately Newton Abbot/Paignton.
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Accommodation
There are plenty of Hotels and Bed and Breakfasts in Dawlish and Teignmouth, though these do get busy in summer.
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Dawlish, Horse Cove
Streetmap links
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Dawlish, Horse Cove
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Dawlish, Horse Cove
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Photographic notes
The light is best here from just after dinner until early afternoon. Pictures can only be taken of westbound trains as they emerge from the tunnel.
General views - All photographs © Mark Bearton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
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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.
