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Location notes
A rural location in south Warwickshire to the north of Leamington Spa on the line to Birmingham.
Railway type and traffic
Although a main line (between Warwick Parkway & Hatton stations) the bulk of traffic to be seen is multiple units.
Freight traffic amounts to about 10-12 trains a day in summer daylight hours. The route is used for diversions if the Leamington Spa-Coventry route is closed.
Please bear in mind that most Freightliner traffic will not pass this location as it will take the Coventry line at Leamington.
Freight traffic amounts to about 10-12 trains a day in summer daylight hours. The route is used for diversions if the Leamington Spa-Coventry route is closed.
Please bear in mind that most Freightliner traffic will not pass this location as it will take the Coventry line at Leamington.
Environment
The location is a field and no problems are envisaged, apart from the occasional horse rider galloping along.
Road directions
From the A46 (Warwick Bypass) take the A4177 towards Solihull. After passing a new housing development on the right you start to gently climb uphill. Look out for an entrance, on the left, to a British Waterways compound that has a public car park. Enter this and park the car here. A public footpath leads across the field to a footbridge over the railway line, this footbridge is also on Trainspots as Hatton. After crossing the railway line, turn right and walk along the edge of the field alongside the line. Although not marked as a footpath, this is a nature trail for the nearby Hatton Country World. After crossing the style walk uphill slightly, turn around to look back and there is the shot.
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Hatton Bank 1 map co-ordinates
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Hatton Bank 1 map co-ordinates
Parking
There are parking facilities in the British Waterways car park.
The car park is pay and display and costs £1. The car park closes at 17:30 in winter and 21:00 in Summer, from 21st March 2007.
The car park is pay and display and costs £1. The car park closes at 17:30 in winter and 21:00 in Summer, from 21st March 2007.
Public transport
Hatton Station is approximately a 15-20 minute walk along the canal from the locations and is well served by trains from Marylebone, Birmingham and Stratford upon Avon.
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Amenities
As well as the nearby pub, for food and drink at the top of the hill. There is a little cafe on the canal a short, uphill!, walk from the car-park. It is open weekdays and weekends and do good cooked breakfasts, lunches etc - you can sit outside and keep an eye on what is passing along Hatton bank too. There are toilets there.
Sun Compass
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Hatton Bank 1
Streetmap links
Hatton Bank 1 general view map
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Hatton Bank 1
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Hatton Bank 1
Googly map
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Photographic notes
Ideal location for video as very little noise. Both northbound and southbound shots are available, however, the northbound shot is the shot of choice. Southbound shots possible till around lunchtime. Northbound shots are possible from about 13:00 GMT, 14:00 BST through till early evening when the sun will have gone over. Whilst steps are by no means essential, you may find they give you some extra height.
General views - All photographs © Scott Borthwick unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
Fig 2 - Looking east
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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.
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.
