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Location notes
A footbridge over the Otford to Maidstone East railway in a rural setting but close to the M26.
Update 26-01-09 from Stephen Bersey:
'I attempted to get there today from Otford Station, The last part of the walk after you pass over the M26 motorway bridge is a bit of a nightmare are the field is a virtual quagmire. I returned back to the station.'
Update 26-01-09 from Stephen Bersey:
'I attempted to get there today from Otford Station, The last part of the walk after you pass over the M26 motorway bridge is a bit of a nightmare are the field is a virtual quagmire. I returned back to the station.'
Railway type and traffic
Currently, the line sees a mixture of South Eastern Class 365, 465s. The route is popular with excursions especially heading from Victoria to Canterbury and or Folkstone.
Environment
A rural footbridge in open fields, spanning two tracks and an up loop line. The M26 motorway runs in a cutting several hundred metres to the north.
Road directions
From the M25, Junction 5:
Take the Tonbridge turning towards the A21. At the end of the motorway take the A25 towards Sevenoaks and Borough Green. Follow the A25 for about 2 miles, before turning left up the A225 towards Dartford. From the A225 Sevenoaks to Dartford road, now heading north out of Sevenoaks: Take the first turn after crossing the M26 and then follow the cul-de-sac until the end.
A footpath leads from here to the bridge which is about 500m away.
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Otford Junction, Kent map co-ordinates
Take the Tonbridge turning towards the A21. At the end of the motorway take the A25 towards Sevenoaks and Borough Green. Follow the A25 for about 2 miles, before turning left up the A225 towards Dartford. From the A225 Sevenoaks to Dartford road, now heading north out of Sevenoaks: Take the first turn after crossing the M26 and then follow the cul-de-sac until the end.
A footpath leads from here to the bridge which is about 500m away.
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Otford Junction, Kent map co-ordinates
Parking
A quiet residential cul-de-sac in a very well to do area.
Public transport
From Otford Station:
Head for the foot crossing at the bottom of the car park (London platform side). Turn right and head away from the railway without crossing it. After emerging into the residential street, take the second left. At the end of this cul-de-sac is a footpath which passes through one small field, bears left under the railway and then right over the motorway. The bridge is about 500m further on. Total distance approx 1mile. These fields can become difficult to use if the weather has been wet.
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Head for the foot crossing at the bottom of the car park (London platform side). Turn right and head away from the railway without crossing it. After emerging into the residential street, take the second left. At the end of this cul-de-sac is a footpath which passes through one small field, bears left under the railway and then right over the motorway. The bridge is about 500m further on. Total distance approx 1mile. These fields can become difficult to use if the weather has been wet.
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Amenities
There are no facilities at this rural location. Otford town centre only has a pub - there are no snack shops here!
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Otford Junction, Kent
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Photographic notes
The line is fairly clear from shadows, especially in the up direction. There are three tracks - up, down and up loop for trains to recess. The line runs east to west so up trains are better by afternoon, down by morning. There is no meshing / caging at this location and the parpaet is low. There is moderate background noise from the M26.
General views - All photographs © Wayland Smith unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Looking in the up direction
Fig 2 - Looking south
Looking in the down direction
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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.
