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Location notes
This location is in the City of Hereford. It is situated on the Marches Mainline from Newport to Crewe.
Railway type and traffic
Hereford is on the Mainline from Cardiff to Manchester, meaning frequent services in each direction. There are hourly Central Trains turbostars from Nottingham and Birmingham, and a few FGW trains to London Paddington each day.
There is a nice selection of freight, mainly DB Schenker 60s and 66s. There is the odd Freightliner 66, and very occasionally a GBRf 66.
There is a nice selection of freight, mainly DB Schenker 60s and 66s. There is the odd Freightliner 66, and very occasionally a GBRf 66.
Environment
This area is an inner city location. The station is a nice place to photograph trains, but off of the station are better angles.
Road directions
You can reach Hereford on the A49 from Ross-on-Wye or Leominster, the A465 from Abergavenny, the A4103 from Worcester or the A438 from Brecon or Ledbury. These are just the major roads though. Follow signs for city centre, and from towards the middle, the railway station is clearly marked on plenty of signs. Once at the station follow the public transport directions.
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Hereford map co-ordinates
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Hereford map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a public car park at the station, but this is rather expensive, so if you exit the station in the car, and head towards Morrisons again, and then turn left to the traffic lights, and then turn right, you will find the bus station on the left after about 50 yards. There is much cheaper parking in there, and it is only a 5 to 10 minute walk from the station.
Public transport
The bus station is a 5 to 10 minute walk from the station which is clearly signposted, and there are buses from a wide range of locations to there.
Exit the station, and turn left towards the car park and a roundabout. Turn right at the roundabout, and head towards Morrisons. Then walk left, past a DIY centre. When you reach the traffic lights, turn left and you are on a bridge across the railway. Unfortunately, this is a main road, but you can get nice pictures from either side. Looking north, you can see the station, and looking south, you can see Lidl and a 'Tiles 'r' Us'.
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Exit the station, and turn left towards the car park and a roundabout. Turn right at the roundabout, and head towards Morrisons. Then walk left, past a DIY centre. When you reach the traffic lights, turn left and you are on a bridge across the railway. Unfortunately, this is a main road, but you can get nice pictures from either side. Looking north, you can see the station, and looking south, you can see Lidl and a 'Tiles 'r' Us'.
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Amenities
There are toilets on the station, as well as a cafe, and if you exit the station there is Morrisons in front of you, which has the same amenities. There is also a chip shop just up the road from Morrisons,in Commercial Street, called Mr. Chips, it's great!
Accommodation
There is a Travel Inn and plenty of Bed and Breakfasts dotted around.
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Photographic notes
For trains travelling north (side away from the station), it is better to go all the way over the bridge, and there is a little gap where there are great views of the trains, between a tree and a bush.
General views - All photographs © Alistair Minton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north west
Fig 2 - Looking north west
Fig 3 - Looking south 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.
