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Location notes
A district on the outskirts of Royal Leamington Spa.
Railway type and traffic
Arriva Cross country, and Chiltern railway services calling at Leamington Spa station pass through here.
Also plenty of freight traffic, mainly by DB Schenker and Freightliner.
Also plenty of freight traffic, mainly by DB Schenker and Freightliner.
Environment
The location is on a large wide overbridge which can often be very busy. Care must be taken when crossing the bridge when taking shots from both directions.
Road directions
From Leamington Spa station, take the A425 towards Southam. You will eventually pass the Oak Inn on the left, and not far ahead is a set of traffic lights. You need to turn right at these towards Sydenham. There is a school on the right, and shops on the left. When you get to the roundabout at the top of the hill (Asda to your left) turn right, and pull up just after the bridge which crosses the railway.
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Sydenham map co-ordinates
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Sydenham map co-ordinates
Parking
There are a number of off-road parking spots. Failing that, there`s always the Supermarket car-park!
Public transport
There are several bus services that operate from Leamington station and Sydenham. Stagecoach offers service 12, 67, and Travel West Midlands also offers the X12 service.
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Amenities
There are a few shops opposite the nearby school, and there is of course the ASDA supermarket.
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Sydenham
Streetmap links
Sydenham general view map
Sydenham close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Sydenham
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Sydenham
Googly map
Sydenham general view map
Sydenham close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Sydenham
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Photographic notes
Shots can be taken from both sides of the bridge, and the line basicaly runs SE - NW
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking 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.
