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Location notes
Located on the West Coast Main Line between Carnforth and Oxenholme, this location is situated just into Cumbria with Kendal being the nearest town.
Railway type and traffic
Regular passenger services operated by Virgin and Trans Pennine Express.
Wide variety of freight including DB Schenker Coal, Intermodal and Enterprise workings, Freightliner Coal and Containers and DRS Intermodals heading to/from Scotland.
Wide variety of freight including DB Schenker Coal, Intermodal and Enterprise workings, Freightliner Coal and Containers and DRS Intermodals heading to/from Scotland.
Environment
This location is in open countryside on a quiet country lane.
Road directions
From the M6 junction 35:
Proceed down the short A601(M) onto the A6 northbound towards Kendal. At the next roundabout fork left onto the A6070 and continue for several miles, through the village of Burton-in-Kendal until you come to a left hand turn onto the B6384 towards Holme and Milnthorpe. You will pass through the village of Holme then will see the railway on the left. Turn left shortly after passing, across a field, a green footbridge and this leads you to the overbridge.
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Elmsfield map co-ordinates
Proceed down the short A601(M) onto the A6 northbound towards Kendal. At the next roundabout fork left onto the A6070 and continue for several miles, through the village of Burton-in-Kendal until you come to a left hand turn onto the B6384 towards Holme and Milnthorpe. You will pass through the village of Holme then will see the railway on the left. Turn left shortly after passing, across a field, a green footbridge and this leads you to the overbridge.
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Elmsfield map co-ordinates
Parking
There is room for 3-4 cars to park around the top of the bridge, otherwise you will need to park near the bottom of the lane at the junction with the B6384.
Public transport
Stagecoach operate an hourly bus 555 between Lancaster, Kendal and Keswick which passes the bottom of the lane.
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Amenities
There are no amenities in the vicinity of the bridge.
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Elmsfield
Streetmap links
Elmsfield general view map
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Elmsfield
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Googly map
Elmsfield general view map
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Photographic notes
Light is good here in the afternoon and early evening, until around 17:00 for southbound trains then after that for northbound.
General views - All photographs © Mark Bearton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking south
Fig 3 - 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.
