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Location notes
The level crossing is locatcated in Sawley approx 10 minutes walk from Long Eaton railway station. It is situated on the freight only-line between Sheet Stores Junction and Stenson Junction.
Railway type and traffic
Predominantly Class 66 on various traffic including coal, steel, and oil traffic. Main operators are DB Schenker and Freightliner but occasionally GBRf.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Lock Lane Level Crossing
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Environment
On the edge of a housing estate, and adjacent to Lock Lane Signal Box. It is a safe area.
Road directions
From the M1, Junction 24a:
Head west along the A50 for about a mile until the next junction and then follow the B6540 - Tamworth Road, signposted Long Eaton, untill you reach the Bell public house.
From Long Eaton Railway station:
Turn right under the railway bridge onto Tamworth Road (B6540), until you reach the Bell public house.
Then:
From the Bell public house turn immediately left onto Netherfield Road and follow it to the end. At the end of Netherfield Road you will see Lock Lane Signal Box on your left.
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Lock Lane Level Crossing map co-ordinates
Head west along the A50 for about a mile until the next junction and then follow the B6540 - Tamworth Road, signposted Long Eaton, untill you reach the Bell public house.
From Long Eaton Railway station:
Turn right under the railway bridge onto Tamworth Road (B6540), until you reach the Bell public house.
Then:
From the Bell public house turn immediately left onto Netherfield Road and follow it to the end. At the end of Netherfield Road you will see Lock Lane Signal Box on your left.
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Lock Lane Level Crossing map co-ordinates
Parking
You can park on the road on either side of the crossing, large pull-in on left if you go over the crossing.
Public transport
The Bus Routes are now Indigo and my15. Get off the Indigo or the my 15 at 'The Bell' stop. Alternatively continue on the Indigo (Loughborough) to Draycott Road stop. This is just past Lock Lane so as you get off the bus turn in the direction the bus has come from and a short distance later turn right into Lock Lane and continue straight along the road to the level crossing.
Alternitavely you can stay on the my15, or if you are on the Indigo (Old Sawley) stay on the bus at the Bell stop, the bus then carries on and turns right into Draycott Road. Then alight at the next stop, walk in the direction the bus has come from and take a right turn onto the main Road, cross the road using the bollards and take left turn into Lock lane and carry on as before to the level crossing.
The Star Trak web site features real time bus running information and bus stops in the area.
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Alternitavely you can stay on the my15, or if you are on the Indigo (Old Sawley) stay on the bus at the Bell stop, the bus then carries on and turns right into Draycott Road. Then alight at the next stop, walk in the direction the bus has come from and take a right turn onto the main Road, cross the road using the bollards and take left turn into Lock lane and carry on as before to the level crossing.
The Star Trak web site features real time bus running information and bus stops in the area.
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Amenities
There are various shops about ten minutes walk away including, chip shop, pizza shop, Chinese and curry house. Public houses at Trent Lock also do hot food, and allow the chance for photos of trains passing over the river Trent on the MML.
Sun Compass
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Lock Lane Level Crossing
Streetmap links
Lock Lane Level Crossing general view map
Lock Lane Level Crossing close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Lock Lane Level Crossing
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Lock Lane Level Crossing
Googly map
Lock Lane Level Crossing general view map
Lock Lane Level Crossing close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Lock Lane Level Crossing
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Photographic notes
Lighting is usually pretty good, but difficult for trains approaching from the West (Stenson Junction) during late afternoon / early evening.
Best shots usually available for trains approaching from the East (Trent Junction).
Best shots usually available for trains approaching from the East (Trent Junction).
General views - All photographs © Kevin Heath unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north east
Fig 2 - Looking south west
Fig 3 - Looking north east
A wider view of the crossing showing the alignment of the barriers
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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.
