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Location notes
Watford Village is a small Northamptonshire village, and is a short distance away from Long Buckby.
Railway type and traffic
This section of line is on The Northampton Loop, so most WCML freight is diverted here. Passenger services see class 321 and 350 units running between Birmingham and London Euston. Also, some Virgin services are scheduled to pass here.
Environment
The location itself is on a quiet crossing at the end of a couple of fields. A public footpath leads to the location, but please be wary of the cattle, and unprotected, barbed wire.
Road directions
From nearby Long Buckby, turn into King Street and continue on the B5385 heading for Watford village. Just before you get to the village, you will notice a public footpath sign on the right, and slightly further ahead you will notice a space on the left hand side where a few cars can be safely parked. Park here, making sure that you do not block the gates). Walk back to the public footpath, and follow this to the location.
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Watford Village map co-ordinates
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Watford Village map co-ordinates
Parking
An area on the side of the road, with ample parking for at least 4 cars.
Public transport
Stagecoach service 96 operates hourly between Rugby and Northampton to
Watford village and runs along the B5385 between Watford and Long Buckby.
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Amenities
There is a restaurant in the village itself, but you will be better catered for in nearby Long Buckby which offers many shops and pubs.
Sun Compass
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Watford Village
Streetmap links
Watford Village general view map
Watford Village close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Watford Village
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Watford Village
Googly map
Watford Village general view map
Watford Village close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Watford Village
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Photographic notes
Photos can be taken in both directions and from both sides of the line to suit lighting conditions.
There is also a good Southbound shout which can be had from within the trees just before the public footpath leads down to the line. This will be apparent once at the location.
There is also a good Southbound shout which can be had from within the trees just before the public footpath leads down to the line. This will be apparent once at the location.
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking north
Fig 3 - Looking south
Fig 4 - Looking south
From a little further south.
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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.
