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Location notes
A foot bridge over the Sheffield to Doncaster line in South Yorkshire.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger services in the hands of 142, 144, 153, 156, 158, HST and Voyagers, with the odd tour which could be Steam or Diesel hauled.
There will be a number of freights with, usually, class 66s or sometimes 60s in charge.
There will be a number of freights with, usually, class 66s or sometimes 60s in charge.
Environment
In a rural area in between the town of Mexborough and the village of Old Denaby.
Road directions
From the A1(M) Junction 36:
Come off the motorway and head west following the A630 towards Conisborough and Rotherham. In Consiborough take the A6023 into Mexborough.
Just before the railway crossing take the left, you are now going toward the village of Old Denaby. When in the middle of this small village there is a single track lane on your left, this will take you to the line.
As above but when on Doncaster Road (A6023) take your 2nd right then your 1st right at the T Junction onto Church Street. Just before the Ferryboat pub there is Ferryboat Lane walk from here over the canal and river towards the metal footbridge that goes over the railway.
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Old Denaby Crossing map co-ordinates
Come off the motorway and head west following the A630 towards Conisborough and Rotherham. In Consiborough take the A6023 into Mexborough.
Just before the railway crossing take the left, you are now going toward the village of Old Denaby. When in the middle of this small village there is a single track lane on your left, this will take you to the line.
As above but when on Doncaster Road (A6023) take your 2nd right then your 1st right at the T Junction onto Church Street. Just before the Ferryboat pub there is Ferryboat Lane walk from here over the canal and river towards the metal footbridge that goes over the railway.
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Old Denaby Crossing map co-ordinates
Parking
You can either park your car at the end of Ferry Boat Lane or in the Ferry Boat pub car park.
Public transport
When you leave the station look for the steps on your right that go down the side of the canal - walk along the canal path till you see another bridge on your right that takes you over the River Don. You will see the grey metal footbridge that goes over the line.
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Amenities
No toilets other that at the railway station, or the Ferry Boat / George and Dragon pubs on Church Street. The latter does serve food, or there is a chippy on Doncaster road with the junction of Hallgate Road.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Old Denaby Crossing
Streetmap links
Old Denaby Crossing general view map
Old Denaby Crossing close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Old Denaby Crossing
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Old Denaby Crossing
Googly map
Old Denaby Crossing general view map
Old Denaby Crossing close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Old Denaby Crossing
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Photographic notes
The line runs west to east so you can photograph in both directions from the bridge, with the sun favouring west bound morning and eastbound afternoon shots. As it is a bridge the steps will give you varying height against your subject.
General views - All photographs © Andy Squires unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
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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.
