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Location notes
An overbridge on the busy Oxford-Leamington Spa-Birmingham route.
Railway type and traffic
A mainline location between Kings Sutton and Banbury stations.
Varied freight traffic including numerous Freightliner trains to/from Southampton.
Varied freight traffic including numerous Freightliner trains to/from Southampton.
Environment
A busy country lane leading to the village of Kings Sutton.
Very popular on a late summers afternoon/evening, which is by far the best time for photography as the steeple on the village church is often illuminated by lovely evening sunlight.
Very popular on a late summers afternoon/evening, which is by far the best time for photography as the steeple on the village church is often illuminated by lovely evening sunlight.
Road directions
Take the A4260 (Oxford Rd) south out of Banbury. Take a left turn (signed Kings Sutton) and follow this road down the hill to the Cherwell Valley grain stores or something like. Here the road turns to the right. Park in the field entrance on the right ensuring you maintain access for farm traffic.
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Kings Sutton map co-ordinates
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Kings Sutton map co-ordinates
Parking
Park in the field entrance on the right ensuring you maintain access for farm traffic as although the field is generally fallow, it is still used. Room for about 4 cars.
Public transport
The road bridge is about a 20 minute walk from Kings Sutton station which is served approximately hourly from London Marylebone and two hourly from Oxford.
There are two routes to walk from the station to the bridge, one through the village and along the road, the other via a public footpath through fields and across the line at a foot crossing midway between the station and the bridge.
Theses fields can get easily flooded so following wet weather the road route is recommended.
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There are two routes to walk from the station to the bridge, one through the village and along the road, the other via a public footpath through fields and across the line at a foot crossing midway between the station and the bridge.
Theses fields can get easily flooded so following wet weather the road route is recommended.
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Kings Sutton
Streetmap links
Kings Sutton general view map
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Kings Sutton
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Kings Sutton
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Photographic notes
Although shots of southbound trains are possible earlier in the day, the shot of choice is the late afternoon/evening northbound shot. It should also be noted that shots are obtainable from the field on the west side of the line in both directions, and from a crossing further south. If choosing these options please ensure you are not in anybody else's shot that maybe shooting from the bridge. Courtesy costs nothing.
This location can get very busy when there is a special
This location can get very busy when there is a special
General views - All photographs © Scott Borthwick unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking south
Fig 3 - Looking south
Fig 4 - Looking north - Image © Richard Tearle
Taken from the west side of the bridge with a 50mm lens.
Fig 5 - Looking north - Image © Richard Tearle
From the east side of the bridge, taken with 60mm lens.
Fig 6 - Looking north - Image © Richard Tearle
Opposite where you would normally park for the Banbury road bridge, walk up the private road/public footpath on the right hand side until you come to a bridge. This bridge is better in the early afternoon for southbound workings only. This is the bridge visible in figs 4 and 5.
This shot was taken in September with a 50mm lens at 13:00.
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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.
