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Location notes
A footbridge which spans the Derby to Birmingham line. The line is a long straight between here and Stenson Junction which is about 1 1/2 miles to the north east.
Railway type and traffic
1/2 hourly Virgin Voyagers in each direction, hourly Central Trains services, freight services mainly operated by DB Schenker and Freightliner and also GBRf. Serco test trains and movements from Brush works to the West coast.
Environment
A quiet footbridge on a little used footpath in quite pleasant surroundings adjacent to a canal. To the north are trees and the canal, to the south is open land.
Road directions
From the A38 / A50 junction (This is the junction for Toyota) follow the B5005 Etwall Road towards Willington. On arrival in Willington cross the canal bridge then turn left by the Green Man public house. Continue past the Rising Sun public house and immediately turn left into a car park just before the bridge under the railway line. This car park is indicated as the 'station' car park. Park here and head back down the road to Willington Railway Station and follow the public transport directions from here.
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Willington map co-ordinates
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Willington map co-ordinates
Parking
Park at Willington station car park for free parking.
Public transport
Turn left outside the station and cross the road. Follow 'The Castle Way' road past a general store and estate agent and follow this road until the first left hand turning which is Ivy Close. Follow Ivy close until you reach an underpass on the left, which goes under the railway line. Go under here and follow the footpath along the side of the railway line until you reach the footbridge. Walking time about 15 to 20 minutes. After wet weather the footpath, which is bordered by lots of plants and bushes, would be difficult to negotiate without getting wet.
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Amenities
Nothing in the immediate area but Willington has a local shop, chip shop and a couple of very good pubs.
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Streetmap links
Willington general view map
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Photographic notes
This location offers a couple of different shots with southbound shots from either side of the bridge being favourites. The location is particularly quiet apart from typical countryside noises. The sides of the bridge are quite high and steps would be required to see over them. But the stair ends are much lower and can be leant on so there are no height issues there. Those ares are large enough to accommodate three or four photographers side by side.
General views - All photographs © Stuart Benson 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.
