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Location notes
Brock is a rural area approximately 7/8 miles north of Preston on the West Coast Main Line.
Update by Steve Fort 09/06/08
This location has now 'gone' photographically speaking. If you look at the picture of the pendolino there has been a large mast and associated building placed directly in line with the vantage point and the railway line RIP. Been there today 9-6-08.
Update by Steve Fort 09/06/08
This location has now 'gone' photographically speaking. If you look at the picture of the pendolino there has been a large mast and associated building placed directly in line with the vantage point and the railway line RIP. Been there today 9-6-08.
Railway type and traffic
There is a mix of traffic on the route. The principal passenger services are provided by Virgin and Trans Pennine bringing Voyagers, Pendolinos and class 175 units, with Northern's 150/153 and 156s also appearing. Railtours fairly regularly traverse the route and there are regular ECS workings to/from West Coast Trains at Carnforth.
Freight includes DRS's Intermodals, Nuclear Flask and Tanks, Freightliner's and DB Schenker services with Coal and Departmental duties usually in the hands of class 66s and Enterprise workings hauled by class 92s.
Freight includes DRS's Intermodals, Nuclear Flask and Tanks, Freightliner's and DB Schenker services with Coal and Departmental duties usually in the hands of class 66s and Enterprise workings hauled by class 92s.
Environment
The bridge is on a fairly quiet country lane. The M6 runs parallel to the railway at this point so the noise of traffic is constant.
Road directions
Follow the A6 North from Junction 1 of the M55 (close to it's junction with the M6). Follow this for about 4/5 miles, passing through Broughton and Bilsborrow. You will then pass a Land Rover Dealership on the right, followed by a canal bridge and a lay-by on the left. Take the next road on the right, signposted to Beacon Fell Country Park with a garage on the corner, and this road crosses both the railway and motorway bridges.
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Brock, New Lane map co-ordinates
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Parking
There is plenty of room on the bridge to park your car. There is a road junction just beyond the bridges which is the easiest way of turning your car.
Public transport
Stagecoach routes 40/41 operate twice an hour along the A6 from Preston to Garstang and Lancaster. Look out for the garage at the bottom of New Lane.
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Amenities
The garage at the end of the road sells snacks.
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.
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Brock, New Lane
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Photographic notes
Update by Steve Fort 09/06/08
This location has now 'gone' photographically speaking. If you look at the picture of the pendolino there has been a large mast and associated building placed directly in line with the vantage point and the railway line RIP. Been there today 9-6-08.
The light here is best in the afternoon, from about midday onwards until tea time. There are good views of southbound trains but photos of trains heading north are not really possible due to the catenaries.
This location has now 'gone' photographically speaking. If you look at the picture of the pendolino there has been a large mast and associated building placed directly in line with the vantage point and the railway line RIP. Been there today 9-6-08.
The light here is best in the afternoon, from about midday onwards until tea time. There are good views of southbound trains but photos of trains heading north are not really possible due to the catenaries.
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.
