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Location notes
Chertsey is on the line linking the London Waterloo to Reading line at Virginia Water with the main line to Basingstoke at Weybridge. This location is an ex-road bridge over the Weybridge to Virginia Water line, near Chertsey.
Railway type and traffic
There is a regular half-hourly local service from London Waterloo to Weybridge via Chertsey. There is also the occasional freight and engineers working.
Environment
The location is a quiet ex-road bridge on a footpath on the edge of Chertsey.
Road directions
From the M25, Junction 11:
Head west along the A320, at the first roundabout, head back north, again along the A320, straight across the first mini-roundabout, and turn left at the next mini-roundabout, and then right at the next exit.
Follow this road, past the Great Cockcrow Railway, and turn right on the road that goes back over the M25. Follow the road round, and take the next right down Ruxbury Road.
A more direct route is via Watery Lane, but this is a private road.
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Watery Lane, Chertsey map co-ordinates
Head west along the A320, at the first roundabout, head back north, again along the A320, straight across the first mini-roundabout, and turn left at the next mini-roundabout, and then right at the next exit.
Follow this road, past the Great Cockcrow Railway, and turn right on the road that goes back over the M25. Follow the road round, and take the next right down Ruxbury Road.
A more direct route is via Watery Lane, but this is a private road.
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Watery Lane, Chertsey map co-ordinates
Parking
Parking seems to be a problem along the Ruxbury Road, but there is a pub at the far end of Ruxbury Road which you might be able to park in, and walk back to the location.
Also there were a number of cars parked along Anns Hill Road, which might be a place to park.
Also there were a number of cars parked along Anns Hill Road, which might be a place to park.
Public transport
Use the train service to Chertsey, then leave the station via Pyrcroft Road, and then onto Ruxbury Road.
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Amenities
There is a pub at the Far end of Ruxbury Road. But apart from that there are no amenities in the area, but plenty of places to eat and drink in Chertsey.
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Watery Lane, Chertsey
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Watery Lane, Chertsey
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Watery Lane, Chertsey
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Watery Lane, Chertsey
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Photographic notes
The line runs roughly east-west here, to an east facing shot is best in the afternoon, and a west facing shot in the morning. Due to the curvature of the line, and the overgrowth, the south end of the bridge is the better shot. Due to the proximity of the M25, overhead power lines and the flight path for Heathrow, this isn’t a good location for videographers.
General views - All photographs © Richard Tearle unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - 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.
