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Location notes
A double tracked section of the Birmingham to Gloucester mainline, along the famous 1 in 37 Lickey Incline. The location is approximately a mile and a quarter from Bromsgrove station by road.
As of 2017 the line has been electrified and the OLE masts have changed the available angles available at the location.
As of 2017 the line has been electrified and the OLE masts have changed the available angles available at the location.
Railway type and traffic
Frequent Voyager services between Birmingham and the South West. 150s, 158s and 170s on Birmingham to Cardiff, Worcester and Hereford service. Although once electrification is complete the local workings will hand over to electric units.
Freight consists of a couple of coal trains and a few steel workings and a Flask working on selected days.
Freight consists of a couple of coal trains and a few steel workings and a Flask working on selected days.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Lickey Bank, Pikes Pool Lane
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This link should be close to the location, but may not be the actual location so please check the page. This link will take you to what is happening 'around now'. Dates and times can be changed at the top of the page.
Environment
The location itself is open fields.
Road directions
From the town of Bromsgrove take the B4184 towards Finstall - half a mile or so after crossing the railway you will come to Finstall. A minor road goes to the left as the main road bears right - follow this road, and at the end turn right then immediately turn left into Pikes Pool Lane. This will take you under the bypass. A couple of hundred yards further on the road bears left under a railway bridge - a gate will be on the outside of the bend - the location is beyond this gate (there is a public footpath through the field) in the far corner of the field.
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Lickey Bank, Pikes Pool Lane map co-ordinates
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Lickey Bank, Pikes Pool Lane map co-ordinates
Parking
There is just space for one car to park by the gate (however do not block it). If that area is full the next nearest space is by the bypass bridge.
Public transport
There is an hourly trains service to Bromsgrove from Birmingham New Street.
Firstbus service 143 operates hourly between Birmingham, Bromsgrove and Redditch and operates along the B4184 in Finstall. The location is about a 25 minute walk from Bromsgrove station.
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Firstbus service 143 operates hourly between Birmingham, Bromsgrove and Redditch and operates along the B4184 in Finstall. The location is about a 25 minute walk from Bromsgrove station.
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Amenities
o amenities in the location, but Bromsgrove has all the facilities you would expect.
Sun Compass
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Lickey Bank, Pikes Pool Lane
Streetmap links
Lickey Bank, Pikes Pool Lane general view map
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Lickey Bank, Pikes Pool Lane
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Lickey Bank, Pikes Pool Lane
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Lickey Bank, Pikes Pool Lane general view map
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Lickey Bank, Pikes Pool Lane
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Photographic notes
For morning to early afternoon the sun is behind you so you should get reasonable shots in both directions, although the sun starts to move around to the South, which will affect shots of Northbound (uphill) trains after 12 - 13:00.
Being the Lickey incline trains will be going reasonable slowly (if going uphill!) and should be making a fair amount of noise.
The recent (2017) addition of Overhead line mast now makes some angles at the location tighter so if you have not been to the location since electrification allow yourself some extra time to reacclimatize.
Being the Lickey incline trains will be going reasonable slowly (if going uphill!) and should be making a fair amount of noise.
The recent (2017) addition of Overhead line mast now makes some angles at the location tighter so if you have not been to the location since electrification allow yourself some extra time to reacclimatize.
General views - All photographs © Justin Buckley unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south west
From the fenceline.
Fig 2 - Looking north east
Fig 3 - Looking north east
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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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