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Location notes
Burngullow Junction is situated on the Cornish Mainline a couple miles west of St.Austell. It is where the freight only branch to Treviscoe and Parkandillack diverges and is also adjacent to the Blackpool Dryers china clay loading terminal.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger traffic consists of Virgin Voyagers and First Great Western HSTs with local services being class 150/153/158. The only loco hauled passenger train is the Sleeper service, which you can only shoot in the long summer days - It is booked to pass at 07:15 to Penzance and 22:48 to London!!
Charter trains are common as St.Austell is home to 'The Eden Project' and many tours to this location continue to Penzance.
Freight traffic is entirely class 66, anything else is a rarity.
Charter trains are common as St.Austell is home to 'The Eden Project' and many tours to this location continue to Penzance.
Freight traffic is entirely class 66, anything else is a rarity.
Environment
The bridge over the junction is on a quiet country road with very little traffic. There is a row of houses to the east of the bridge, the locals seem friendly.
Road directions
From the A3058 St.Austell to Newquay road drive through the village of Trewoon and you will pass Blackpool China Clay Works on the left of the road and a Bardon Sand Terminal to the right, just after here there is a house on the left just before the turning you require. The road is signed 'Burngullow Lane' and the entrance is somewhat concealed, so drive slowly!!
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Burngullow Junction map co-ordinates
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Parking
Parking available both sides of the bridge, but park in tight as tractors form most of the traffic over the bridge!
Public transport
St.Austell station on the Cornish mainline has a good service and is approximately 2 miles away. An hourly bus service from St.Austell station to Newquay passes the end of Burngullow Lane.
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Accommodation
St.Austell being home of 'The Eden Project' has a wide selection of accommodation including a Travelodge.
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Photographic notes
This location is best for 'up' trains (from Penzance) in the morning along with any traffic coming off the freight branch. In the afternoon light is poor for up trains. Down trains are only photographable in the sun after around 18:00.
There is currently a weekday freight trip that goes on to the branch at about 15:30 which works perfectly for the light.
Occasional noise from nearby farms otherwise very quiet and suited for videographers.
There is currently a weekday freight trip that goes on to the branch at about 15:30 which works perfectly for the light.
Occasional noise from nearby farms otherwise very quiet and suited for videographers.
General views - All photographs © Nathan Stockman unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking west
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Fig 3 - Looking west
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Coming off the freight only branch to Treviscoe and Parkandillack.
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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.
