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Location notes
Fairly residential town area just to the north of Harrow in north west London. Fields to the north and busy residential area to the south. It is a station on the London Euston - Watford DC lines with views onto the West Coast Main Line.
Railway type and traffic
West Coast Main Line with Virgin services using Pendolinos and the occasional Voyagers, London Midland using 350s, Southern services to Watford with Electrostars, and London Overground 378s on metro services.
Freight includes regular appearances from Classes 66,70,86,90 and 92 on various Freightliner and enterprise / automotive traffic, Class 325 units on postal services, a number of stock moves between London and the north.
Freight includes regular appearances from Classes 66,70,86,90 and 92 on various Freightliner and enterprise / automotive traffic, Class 325 units on postal services, a number of stock moves between London and the north.
Environment
The station is located in between a residential area and the fields of Hatch End. It is a reasonably safe location although has been known to have occasional influxes of youths. There is a large school just down the road and afternoons between 3:15 and 4:30 usually see large numbers of kids descending on the station - so be aware.
Road directions
From the M1, Junction 5:
Follow signs through Watford for 'Harrow'. These will lead you down about 5 miles (most of it on the A4008) to a roundabout with 'Bannister Sports Stadium' on the left. Take the third exit at this roundabout and head along the short dual carriageway section to the next roundabout where you should turn left. Follow this road down and you will cross over the railway and see the station immediately on your left after the bridge.
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Headstone Lane map co-ordinates
Follow signs through Watford for 'Harrow'. These will lead you down about 5 miles (most of it on the A4008) to a roundabout with 'Bannister Sports Stadium' on the left. Take the third exit at this roundabout and head along the short dual carriageway section to the next roundabout where you should turn left. Follow this road down and you will cross over the railway and see the station immediately on your left after the bridge.
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Headstone Lane map co-ordinates
Parking
There are a number of residential streets nearby where parking should be available. Parking on the same road as the station is not possible as there are yellow lines.
Public transport
Headstone Lane is on the Silverlink Metro DC lines between London Euston and Watford Junction. Three trains an hour serve the station in each direction.
The 350 bus from Harrow also passes here. The H12 and H14 busses from Harrow, Stanmore and Pinner pass 'Long Elms' - a road just to the east of the station.
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The 350 bus from Harrow also passes here. The H12 and H14 busses from Harrow, Stanmore and Pinner pass 'Long Elms' - a road just to the east of the station.
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Amenities
Unfortunately there are no toilet facilities, however a number of shops are nearby. Turn either left or right out of the station and follow the road down off the road bridge to find parades of shops. There are takeaway shops in 'Long Elms' and a petrol station can be found to the west of the station.
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Photographic notes
To start with, you would need to be on the southbound platform (left hand side as you walk into the station).
From the station platform, the sun is best from mid morning on till late afternoon for southbound workings.
There is very little, if any kind of shot onto the Down Main line (northbound fast - closest to the platform).
For videos, there is a decent northbound view. The track to the south of the station is straight all the way down to near Kenton so trains can be seen well in advance.
BEWARE: Trains heading north on the fast lines do cause severe turbulence against the platform fence - causing it to sway quite violently.
From the station platform, the sun is best from mid morning on till late afternoon for southbound workings.
There is very little, if any kind of shot onto the Down Main line (northbound fast - closest to the platform).
For videos, there is a decent northbound view. The track to the south of the station is straight all the way down to near Kenton so trains can be seen well in advance.
BEWARE: Trains heading north on the fast lines do cause severe turbulence against the platform fence - causing it to sway quite violently.
General views - All photographs © Michael Proudfoot unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2- Looking north
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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.
