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Location notes
Dodford is a quiet rural Northamptonshire village. This location is just outside of the village on a section of the West Coast Main Line.
Railway type and traffic
Traffic is mainly Virgin Pendolinos.
Most freight traffic is pathed along the Northampton loop.
Most freight traffic is pathed along the Northampton loop.
Environment
This is a quiet field location.
Road directions
Dodford is just off the A5 between Kilsby and Weedon.
From Weedon, head North on the A5. You will soon see a turning for Dodford. You can turn off here for another Dodford location, but for this particular location you need to take the second turning. As you turn left, you will need to pull in on the left where you can see an opening into a field. Walk to the line side fence for the shot of your choice.
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Dodford, Skew Bridge map co-ordinates
From Weedon, head North on the A5. You will soon see a turning for Dodford. You can turn off here for another Dodford location, but for this particular location you need to take the second turning. As you turn left, you will need to pull in on the left where you can see an opening into a field. Walk to the line side fence for the shot of your choice.
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Dodford, Skew Bridge map co-ordinates
Parking
Parking is limited to parking on the grass verge.
Public transport
Stagecoach services D1/D2 (direct) or D3 (via Bugbrooke) operate three times an hour from Northampton (bridge outside station) to Weedon crossroads from where it would be about a 25-30 minute walk along the A5 to the location.
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Amenities
Absolutely no amenities here. However, there is a One-stop/Tesco Metro in Weedon village centre near the church. There is also a sandwich shop and a few pubs here.
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Dodford, Skew Bridge
Streetmap links
Dodford, Skew Bridge general view map
Dodford, Skew Bridge close up map
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Dodford, Skew Bridge
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Dodford, Skew Bridge
Googly map
Dodford, Skew Bridge general view map
Dodford, Skew Bridge close up map
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Dodford, Skew Bridge
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Photographic notes
This location is only useful for Northbound, afternoon, workings.
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
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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.
