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Location notes
A railway station a mile to the east of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. The station is 8 miles from Cheltenham to the south.
Railway type and traffic
A two track main line on the Virgin Cross Country route between Birmingham and Gloucester and the south west.
Activity through the area include will often include:
Locomotives: 47, 67, 37,20, DB Schenker and Freightliner 66s and the odd 57\3
Units: 143, 150, 156, 158, 170, 180, 220, 221 and HSTs.
The mainline is two tracks with a loop on the end of the station. Which freights go in there every so often. A brilliant place to come. On the end of the platforms, there are some good photo advantage points, looking both ways.
There is also a line which goes into Ashchurch MOD and a train goes in there when it is required.
Activity through the area include will often include:
Locomotives: 47, 67, 37,20, DB Schenker and Freightliner 66s and the odd 57\3
Units: 143, 150, 156, 158, 170, 180, 220, 221 and HSTs.
The mainline is two tracks with a loop on the end of the station. Which freights go in there every so often. A brilliant place to come. On the end of the platforms, there are some good photo advantage points, looking both ways.
There is also a line which goes into Ashchurch MOD and a train goes in there when it is required.
Environment
This place is just a little unstaffed station with CCTV in the car park.
Please Note: That there are no toilet facilities on the station. There are no bins so you have to take your rubbish with you. The area is generally quite.
Please Note: That there are no toilet facilities on the station. There are no bins so you have to take your rubbish with you. The area is generally quite.
Road directions
From the M5, Junction 9:
Head east along the A46 and the station is just off this road, signposted, about a mile east.
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Ashchurch map co-ordinates
Head east along the A46 and the station is just off this road, signposted, about a mile east.
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Ashchurch map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a station car park opposite the platforms.
Public transport
Central trains and Wessex trains serve Ashchurch Station but with a minimal service.
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Amenities
Turn right out of the station car park and go over an old railway bridge go straight over the little roundabout 200 yards from the bridge. You then go parallel with the railway line for a little bit and turn left and then left again and the chip shop is on your right, next door to a little corner shop.
To get to the Newsagents or post office etc, turn back round and head back towards the main road. Turn left and follow the road round a little bend and the Post Office and a row of shops are on your left.
To get to the Newsagents or post office etc, turn back round and head back towards the main road. Turn left and follow the road round a little bend and the Post Office and a row of shops are on your left.
Accommodation
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Ashchurch
Streetmap links
Ashchurch general view map
Ashchurch close up map
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Ashchurch
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Ashchurch
Googly map
Ashchurch general view map
Ashchurch close up map
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Ashchurch
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Photographic notes
The line runs directly north to south so will be best for southbound workings for most of the day. You get plenty of notice as there is a 4 mile straight stretch. The best places for videoing and potographing are on the platform ends and on the bridge.
General views - All photographs © Jack Boskett unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking south
Fig 3 - Looking north
Fig 4 - Looking north
Fig 5 - Looking north
Location Video
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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.
