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Location notes
Located between the villages of Fenny Compton and Claydon, to the north of Banbury this location is a small foot crossing on the Leamington Spa - Didcot line.
Railway type and traffic
This line sees a variety of traffic, from Chiltern Services, Virgin Cross Country Services, and freight workings by Freightliner, DB Schenker and GBRf (at weekends).
Environment
This location is a public footpath crossing the line, bordered on both sides by open fields. The path can get quite boggy under a disused viaduct, so it is best to bring wellies or the like. Try to act responsible on the crossing, as you are very near the line here.
Road directions
From Banbury travel north on the A423 and take the second turning sigh posted for Claydon – this starts off a single-track road but soon widens. If you happen to take the first turning for Claydon, follow the road into the village and follow the signs back out to Fenny Compton. Once you have parked your car, see below, follow the path under a disused viaduct and continue until you see the crossing.
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Claydon, Reservoir Crossing map co-ordinates
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Claydon, Reservoir Crossing map co-ordinates
Parking
Assuming you have taken the second turning, at the start of the footpath, on the left is a parking area for two cars. Your car will not be visible once you are at the location.
Public transport
The nearest train station is Banbury. And from Fenny Crompton it would be around a 30 minute walk.
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Amenities
There are no amenities but there are several pubs in both Claydon and Fenny Compton.
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Claydon, Reservoir Crossing
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Claydon, Reservoir Crossing
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Claydon, Reservoir Crossing
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Claydon, Reservoir Crossing general view map
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Photographic notes
Any photographs here will be tight onto the trains in question, and low down. It is possible to photograph from both sides of the line, and in both directions, but as the line is north-south-ish here, you need to be aware of the light. Like a lot of locations along the M40 corridor, the noise from the M40 is quite a loud rumble, which may affect videographers.
General views - All photographs © Richard Tearle unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north west
Fig 2 - Looking south east
Fig 3 - Looking north west
Fig 4 - Looking south 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.
