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Location notes
Ryecroft Junction is immediately north of Walsall station and is the junction between the line towards Rugeley and the 'Sutton Park' freight line to Water Orton.
Railway type and traffic
There is an hourly passenger service, usually Centro's 150 units, to Rugeley, and a variety of freight. Most of these are coal trains to Rugeley Power Station which tend to pass through twice as they currently run round at Bescot, also any freight heading from Bescot to both the South-west, north-east or towards Nuneaton/Leicester.
Environment
The bridge stands between housing dominated by blocks of flats and an area of largely small business units. It should be fairly safe during the day though probably not recommended at night.
Road directions
From the roundabout on the A34 immediately north of Walsall Town Centre, head north on the A454 to the next roundabout where the A481 diverges. Almost on this roundabout, but slightly before, turn left into Butts Road and this road will lead you over speed humps and bring you to the bridge.
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Ryecroft Junction map co-ordinates
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Parking
You are best to park on the north-west side of the bridge near some factory units. You can see your car from the bridge.
Public transport
Ryecroft Junction is about a 15-20 minute walk from Walsall station which has frequent services to Birmingham.
Come out of the station and walk north up Station Street and turn right onto Park Street. Using the Park Street arcade as a cut through head up Hatherton Road and Hatherton Street for around 800 yards till you come the junction with North Street. Turn left and you are at the location.
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Come out of the station and walk north up Station Street and turn right onto Park Street. Using the Park Street arcade as a cut through head up Hatherton Road and Hatherton Street for around 800 yards till you come the junction with North Street. Turn left and you are at the location.
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Amenities
Pubs and corner shops a short distance away on the estate.
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Photographic notes
Light is best for trains heading towards Walsall/Bescot/Birmingham, from about 1pm onwards. Shots on the 'right side for the sun' before this would only be possible with a step-ladder due to the high parapet, and this may not be recommended in this area. To the left of the bridge a metal fence edges the pavement, but it is easily wide enough to fit a lens through.
To the south towards Walsall it is possible to just see over the bridge at the lowest point, though only if you are fairly tall.
To the south towards Walsall it is possible to just see over the bridge at the lowest point, though only if you are fairly tall.
General views - All photographs © Mark Bearton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking north
Fig 3 - Looking south
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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.
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