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Location notes
Booths Scrapyard is in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. It is rail connected. But most of the locomotives and carriages arrive by road, due to their condition.
It is only open to Enthusiasts on Saturday mornings from 09:30 to 11:30 and a minimum £5 donation to Charity is requested
A yellow or orange hi visibility vest is required to be worn, these are not supplied by the yard.
Boots are also a good idea, as you may find yourself ankle deep in mud!
It is only open to Enthusiasts on Saturday mornings from 09:30 to 11:30 and a minimum £5 donation to Charity is requested
A yellow or orange hi visibility vest is required to be worn, these are not supplied by the yard.
Boots are also a good idea, as you may find yourself ankle deep in mud!
Railway type and traffic
It is a scrapyard, so nothing much moves, except the resident industrial shunters and locomotives being shunted around the yard. Any type of locomotive may be present, check the internet or magazines for the latest disposals.
Booths is a huge site, reclaiming all sorts of metals, Cars, Fridges, Buses etc so there is more than just trains.
Booths is a huge site, reclaiming all sorts of metals, Cars, Fridges, Buses etc so there is more than just trains.
Environment
Booths Scrapyard is in the middle of Rotherham, near to the Football ground, in Armer Street.
Road directions
The scrapyard is in Armer Street, close to Rotherham United FC ground, which is well signposted. The main road past the football ground is dual carriageway. There is a slip road off the southbound carriageway. Follow this round and there is a left turn where the road bends to the right. Go down here and follow the road around the back. There are several signs to the yard. Follow the wall round to the left and the railway scrapyard is around the back.
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Parking
Cars can be parked close to the wall outside the scrapyard.
Public transport
Amenities
None on site, the closest are in the town centre or near the Football ground.
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Photographic notes
Due to the never-to-be-repeated nature of the subjects I tend to take pictures from every angle possible. However sometimes there are just too many locomotives to get a good picture of them all.
General views - All photographs © David Beardmore unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - A 56
Fig 2 - A 56
Fig 3 - A 47
Fig 4 - A 37
Fig 5 - A 37
Fig 6 - A 37
Fig 7 - A 37
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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.
