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Location notes
An over bridge, a short distance south of New Mills South Junction signal box.
Railway type and traffic
Regular passenger services are all worked by dmu's, with Trans Pennine Class 185 or 158, and Central Trains Class 170 or 158, each running hourly on weekdays. In addition, there is a two hourly (hourly on Saturdays) local service, usually worked by Class 142 or 150, with an occasional Class 156.
There are a variety of freight trains, mainly consisting of stone trains from Peak Forest, Tunstead and Dowlow and cement trains from Earles Sidings.
There are a variety of freight trains, mainly consisting of stone trains from Peak Forest, Tunstead and Dowlow and cement trains from Earles Sidings.
Environment
A mainly rural location on the southern edge of New Mills.
Road directions
The location lies on a minor road that links the A6 at Furness Vale with the A6015 near New Mills Town Centre.
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New Mills South Junction map co-ordinates
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New Mills South Junction map co-ordinates
Parking
Space for a few cars to park on the road, but avoid the bends in the road on either side of the bridge.
Public transport
By rail to either New Mills Central or Furness Vale station, then walk. From Furness Vale, turn right (downhill) into Station Road, continuing left round the bend into Marsh Lane until you reach the bridge (about 10 to 12 minutes - caution no footpath for part of the road). From New Mills Central, turn left and climb Station Road to its end. After passing the small bus station, turn right into Union Road, then turn left into Church Road. After about ¼ mile, turn right into Marsh Lane, which leads to the bridge (about 15 to 20 minutes).
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Amenities
None. The nearest facilities will be in New Mills town centre.
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New Mills South Junction
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New Mills South Junction
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Photographic notes
The light is best for southbound trains. Shade from the cutting and vegetation are a problem for photography of northbound trains for much of the day.
General views - All photographs © Bevan Price unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Looking towards signal box
Fig 2 - Looking south
Towards Chinley.
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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.
