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Location notes
A footbridge over the railway line just to the south of Petersfield Station. The bridge joins a housing estate with a light industrial area.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger services are in the hands of SWT, predominantly 444s with the odd 450, two fast trains each way per hour and one stopping train each way per hour.
The only freight is the Fawley - Holybourne tanks, which go north around 1015 and return at around 1515.
The only freight is the Fawley - Holybourne tanks, which go north around 1015 and return at around 1515.
Environment
A quiet footbridge.
Road directions
Petersfileld station is sign posted after turning off the A3 in Petersfield. From the station either head out of the car parks southern exit to Bedford Road, or turn away from the level crossing and take the next left into Frenchmans Road and follow this down. Just before going under the railway bridge turn right into Bedford Road. The location is a few hundred yards down the road.
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Petersfield, Bedford Road Bridge map co-ordinates
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Petersfield, Bedford Road Bridge map co-ordinates
Parking
You can park either in the station car park, or at weekends on the road opposite the bridge.
Public transport
Busses call at the railways station.
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Amenities
The nearest amenities/shop are on the station. The town is about a 10 minutes walk from the bridge.
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Petersfield, Bedford Road Bridge
Streetmap links
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Petersfield, Bedford Road Bridge
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Petersfield, Bedford Road Bridge
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Petersfield, Bedford Road Bridge
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Photographic notes
The location will favour shots of southbound trains during the day between, roughly, 11:00 and 16:00 as you are facing north east.
General views - All photographs © James Paice unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north east
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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.
