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Location notes
The footbridge is just outside a village called Chinley, between New Mills and Chapel-en-le-Frith.
Railway type and traffic
Regular passenger services are all worked by dmus, 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 & Dowlow and cement trains from Earles Sidings.
There are a variety of freight trains, mainly consisting of stone trains from Peak Forest, Tunstead & Dowlow and cement trains from Earles Sidings.
Environment
A bridge for a public foot path over the line to the west of Chinley station.
Road directions
Access is by the B6062 from Whaley Bridge (on the A6), which connects to the A624 from Glossop, about midway between Chinley and Chapel-en-le-Frith. The B6062 is a 'straight on' turn off the A624 just after you go under two railway bridges. This will lead you to Station Road. Station Road takes the form of a loop on the north side of the B6062, in the village centre. Then follow the public transport directions.
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Parking
Roadside parking would be difficult near the location, so it is best to park at the station and walk.
Public transport
By rail to the station by local services from Manchester Piccadilly or Sheffield.
Walk down Station Road to the B6062 (Lower Lane) and turn right. After about 10 minutes walk along Lower Lane, after the road does an 'S' bend there is a single house on the right, just after this house is the foot path that leads onto the bridge.
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Walk down Station Road to the B6062 (Lower Lane) and turn right. After about 10 minutes walk along Lower Lane, after the road does an 'S' bend there is a single house on the right, just after this house is the foot path that leads onto the bridge.
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Amenities
There are a few shops in the village of Chinley to the east.
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Photographic notes
Location is best for photos of southbound trains, but alright for northbound trains in summer after about 3:00 pm.
Not checked personally, but light might be OK for northbound trains very early in the morning during summer.
Not checked personally, but light might be OK for northbound trains very early in the morning during summer.
General views - All photographs © Bevan Price unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
Looking towards New Mills.
Fig 2 - Looking east
Looking towards Chinley Station.
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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.
