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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 West Coast Main Line freight is routed 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 at the end of a field by a lovely cast-iron bridge. The location is accessible by a public footpath, but do keep your eyes open for a bull which may be left in the field......
Road directions
From nearby Long Buckby, turn into King Street and continue on the B5385 heading for Watford village. Shortly after entering the village, take a right hand turn down Church street and follow road to the end. At the end of the road, turn left, and the public footpath is just to the right of the farm house.
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Watford, Jurassic Way map co-ordinates
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Watford, Jurassic Way map co-ordinates
Parking
You can park on the grass verge next to the field.
Public transport
First offer a a bus service (207) which connects Northampton to Long Buckby and Watford.
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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.
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Watford, Jurassic Way
Streetmap links
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Watford, Jurassic Way
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Watford, Jurassic Way
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Photographic notes
Photographs are only really good looking north for Southbound workings. The best shot can be obtained if you walk a few yards up the field from the bridge from the line side fence.
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north west
Fig 2 - The Bridge
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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.
