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Location notes
Welford Road is to the south of Leicester Station and close to both the Rugby and Football grounds.
Railway type and traffic
All rail traffic that heads south from Leicester Station will pass this location:
HSTs, Meridians, 156s, 158s, 170s.
Plus the occasional freight with DB Schenker or Freightliner 66s.
HSTs, Meridians, 156s, 158s, 170s.
Plus the occasional freight with DB Schenker or Freightliner 66s.
Environment
An urban location, adjacent to main arterial road into Leicester. The north facing side of the bridge is a separate pedestrian bridge adjacent to the main bridge carrying Welford Road over the Midland Mainline.
Road directions
Head for the junction of the Inner Ring Road A594 and Welford Road A5199. Location is about 100m south of this junction.
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Leicester, Welford Road Bridge map co-ordinates
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Leicester, Welford Road Bridge map co-ordinates
Parking
Nearby Morrisons Supermarket on the former cattle market site has a 2 hour parking restriction. The bridge is to the east of the supermarket and is accessible via a flight of steps leading directly from the car park to Welford Road.
Public transport
Any bus taking the Welford Road from the City Centre.
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Amenities
Nearby Morrisons superstore has toilets and offers a wide selection of food and drinks plus a restaurant.
Sun Compass
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Leicester, Welford Road Bridge
Streetmap links
Leicester, Welford Road Bridge general view map
Leicester, Welford Road Bridge close up map
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Leicester, Welford Road Bridge
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Leicester, Welford Road Bridge
Googly map
Leicester, Welford Road Bridge general view map
Leicester, Welford Road Bridge close up map
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Leicester, Welford Road Bridge
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Photographic notes
Due to the large embankment sides and closed in nature of the location this is best for southbound shots during the middle part of the day when the sun is to the south. Early mornings or dull days will give results of the south facing shot, but there is little warning of approaching trains. For the shot of northbound trains you will have to walk off the pedestrian bridge and cross Welford Road. Then to see over the bridge parapet you will need steps as the sides are about 7 foot high and about 2 foot wide.
General views - All photographs © Paul Standley unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north - Photo © Jason Cross
Fig 2 - Looking south - Photo © Jason Cross
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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.
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