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Location notes
About 8 miles south of York and a mile south of Copmanthorpe
Railway type and traffic
The Church Fenton route is four-track at these points whereas the ECML is only two. A variety of passenger and freight services pass through this location. Usually Virgin East Coast Expresses, Virgin Cross Country and a fair variety of freight.
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Environment
A small village in rural North Yorkshire.
Road directions
Colton Junction (location A) is accessed directly from the unclassified road from the westbound A64 (Signposted Colton & Appleby Roebuck)
Location B is on the connecting road between Colton and Bolton Percy. This is a public bridleway and an access road for a railway works
Location C is on an unclassified road from Tadcaster (A659) to Bolton Percy.
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Colton Junction map co-ordinates
Location B is on the connecting road between Colton and Bolton Percy. This is a public bridleway and an access road for a railway works
Location C is on an unclassified road from Tadcaster (A659) to Bolton Percy.
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Colton Junction map co-ordinates
Parking
Road side parking at the location, being a popular location it can sometimes get crowded.
Public transport
Amenities
Services on the nearby A64.
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Colton Junction
Streetmap links
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Colton Junction
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Colton Junction
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Photographic notes
All locations are road bridges over the railway and afford some interesting
views.
At Colton Junction (A) the East Coast Main Line continues south and the York to Church Fenton along the Normanton line, which diverges in a westerly direction, to destinations such as Leeds, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, Castleford, Sheffield.
Locations B & C only afford views of the line to Church Fenton.
There are numerous other over bridges for the ECML in the area
At Colton Junction (A) the East Coast Main Line continues south and the York to Church Fenton along the Normanton line, which diverges in a westerly direction, to destinations such as Leeds, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, Castleford, Sheffield.
Locations B & C only afford views of the line to Church Fenton.
There are numerous other over bridges for the ECML in the area
General views - All photographs © John Turner unless otherwise stated
Fig 1- Location A
East Coast Main Line looking north towards York
Fig 2 - Location A
East Coast Main Line looking south away from York
Fig 3 - Location A
Church Fenton Line looking towards York
Fig 4 - Location A
Church Fenton line facing south
Fig 5 - Location B
Facing east towards York
Fig 6 - Location B
Facing West towards Church Fenton
fig 7 - Location C
Facing east towards York
Fig 8 - Location C
Facing West towards Church Fenton
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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.
