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Location notes
A small West London station on the Great Western Mainline near Ealing Broadway where the Greenford loop snakes off.
Railway type and traffic
Wide variety of passenger and freight can be seen:
Passenger: Regular IETs and HSTs, 165/166 DMUs and 332/360 and 387 EMUs
Freight: DB Schenker 59/60/66/67, Freightliner Heavy Haul 66s, GBRf 66s, Stone/sand/fuel/binliner/scrap trains...
There are also many stock moves to and from Old Oak Common is seen heading on/off the Greenford Loop to gain access to Old Oak Common.
Passenger: Regular IETs and HSTs, 165/166 DMUs and 332/360 and 387 EMUs
Freight: DB Schenker 59/60/66/67, Freightliner Heavy Haul 66s, GBRf 66s, Stone/sand/fuel/binliner/scrap trains...
There are also many stock moves to and from Old Oak Common is seen heading on/off the Greenford Loop to gain access to Old Oak Common.
Environment
Inner city location, although pleasant.
As with all London locations, perhaps best not to be alone after dark on a Friday night...No Strong football fan presence.
As with all London locations, perhaps best not to be alone after dark on a Friday night...No Strong football fan presence.
Road directions
As with all London locations it is best to travel by public transport, very complicated directions.
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West Ealing map co-ordinates
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West Ealing map co-ordinates
Parking
Waitrose Car Park right by the station, safe to leave cars here. But you will probably incur a charge if you don't use the shop.
Public transport
Regular trains out of Paddington to Greenford or Heathrow Airport.
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Amenities
No toilets on the station, nearest public facility is the nearby Waitrose, 'Chic-O-land' serving burgers,kebabs and chips just outside the station...Waitrose supermarket has everything needed.
Sun Compass
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West Ealing
Streetmap links
West Ealing general view map
West Ealing close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
West Ealing
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West Ealing
Googly map
West Ealing general view map
West Ealing close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
West Ealing
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Photographic notes
Light is good all day for trains traveling in both directions, slight curvature of the line, fast lines have a low wire mesh fence, but trains can still be videoed from the platforms.
General views - All photographs © James Welham unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
Fig 2 - Looking east
Fig 3 - Looking west
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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.
