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Location notes
A quite vantage point on a quiet dead end lane (leading to a large private house). You will occasionally bump into other rail-nuts there. The spotmight be busy on steam hauled railtour days.
Railway type and traffic
South West Trains class 450 Desiros, mainly on the Weybridge to Waterloo via Hounslow service. Until recently this line was a stronghold for class 458's and slam door stock. Several steam hauled railtours take this back-door out of London. Keep and eye on UK Steam Info for dates and timings.
There are about half a dozen of so freight workings a day, featuring departmental, Enterprise and Intermodal working.
There are about half a dozen of so freight workings a day, featuring departmental, Enterprise and Intermodal working.
Environment
A wooded lane featuring private properties that reflect wealth of the area. The general area is semi rural and quite green. Quiet and safe.
Road directions
Trumps Mill Lane is between Virginia Water and Thorpe Green. If travelling from Virginia Water (from station) direction on B389, watch out for a lane on
the right hand after 2/3 mile (1km). The lane is marked as a dead end road and has a name board "Trumps Mill Lane". The nearest motorway junction is junction 11. Chertsey and Woking are about 5-10 minutes away.
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Trumps Mill Lane, Virginia Water, Surrey map co-ordinates
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Parking
Park in road on right hand side before the railway bridge, try not to obstruct driveways opposite. The road is private and very narrow after the bridge - no cars beyond this point.
Update: Parking has been restricted in this area, see the forum post notes.
Update: Parking has been restricted in this area, see the forum post notes.
Public transport
Amenities
Shops in Virginia Water. The Rose and Crown Pub does food and drink on Thorpe Green (Turn right out of Trumps Mill Lane and follow for 2/3 of a mile.
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Trumps Mill Lane, Virginia Water, Surrey
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Trumps Mill Lane, Virginia Water, Surrey
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Trumps Mill Lane, Virginia Water, Surrey
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Photographic notes
Good most times of the day. Winter sun could represent some problems due to large number of trees. All lens combinations work.
The best views are had looking towards Virginia Water (West). Trains are slow due to the slow curve at the station and the grade up towards Trumps Mill Lane bridge and beyond. This would be a good spot for the steam photographer.
It is possible to get a good picture looking East, in sunshine there will be shadows from the trees.
The best views are had looking towards Virginia Water (West). Trains are slow due to the slow curve at the station and the grade up towards Trumps Mill Lane bridge and beyond. This would be a good spot for the steam photographer.
It is possible to get a good picture looking East, in sunshine there will be shadows from the trees.
General views - All photographs © Chris Nevard unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
85mm lens
Fig 2 - Looking west
200mm lens
Fig 3 - Looking west
Fig 4 - Looking east
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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.
