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Location notes
A road bridge over the Portsmouth Direct to/from Waterloo about 4 miles south of Petersfield.
Railway type and traffic
3 trains per hour between London Waterloo and Portsmouth (450/444) as well as the Holybourne - Fawley tank train which runs around 10:30 north and 15:00 south on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Environment
A road bridge on a busy country road in a fairly rural area. The bridge has very narrow verges and the cars are going pretty fast.
Road directions
Exit the A3 onto the B2070 to Petersfield. From the north turn right at the roundabout at the end of the slip-road, from the south take the road under the A3 and go straight on at the roundabout.
The road is signposted to Buriton, the bridge is a couple of hundred yards ahead with a lay by on the right.
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Buriton, Greenway Lane map co-ordinates
The road is signposted to Buriton, the bridge is a couple of hundred yards ahead with a lay by on the right.
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Buriton, Greenway Lane map co-ordinates
Parking
You can park in the lay by just before the bridge.
Public transport
Stagecoach Number 38 bus, (Timetable PDF), runs from Portsmouth/Havant to Petersfield and stops on the B2070 just before the roundabout.
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Amenities
No amenities in the local area, if you head back to the roundabout and turn right you can follow the road into the large town of Petersfield. Alternatively if you continue to the east the village of Buriton is about a mile away.
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Buriton, Greenway Lane
Streetmap links
Buriton, Greenway Lane general view map
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Buriton, Greenway Lane
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Buriton, Greenway Lane
Googly map
Buriton, Greenway Lane general view map
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Buriton, Greenway Lane
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Photographic notes
The line here is aligned roughly north - south, shots are possible either way and from either side of the line, but the line is on a sharp bend meaning that morning shots are on the inside of the curve, so you'll loose the back of the longer trains. For this reason a wide'ish angle lens is recommended, you also need to be on your toes as you get very little warning of approaching trains.
Due to the road noise and limited warning of approaching trains (and lack of space on the bridge for a tripod!) video would not necessarily be good at this location.
Due to the road noise and limited warning of approaching trains (and lack of space on the bridge for a tripod!) video would not necessarily be good at this location.
General views - All photographs © Kevin Lee unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking north
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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.
