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Location notes
Very close to Breadcroft Lane which has now been destroyed by the Palisade fencing. Near to a small business park.
Railway type and traffic
First Great Western Express services operated by HSTs and Class 180s - five each way an hour. First Great Western Link services operated by 165s,166s, 180s - seven each way an hour. Also the odd Voyager.
Light freight traffic from mid morning onwards, busier in the afternoon between 1300 and 1500; stone trains - mainly Mendip Rail but also DB Schenker and Freightliner hauled workings. Also a late evening car train and two Enterprises as well as occasional miscellaneous workings.
Light freight traffic from mid morning onwards, busier in the afternoon between 1300 and 1500; stone trains - mainly Mendip Rail but also DB Schenker and Freightliner hauled workings. Also a late evening car train and two Enterprises as well as occasional miscellaneous workings.
Environment
This is a road bridge which leads into a small business park/industrial estate. At weekends it is almost silent however in the week there are a lot of vehicles along the road into out of the business park/industrial estate. Not many pedestrians around though so you should be quite safe.
Road directions
Take the A4 Bath Road until you come to the roundabout and turn into Westacott Way, the location is at the end of this road.
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Westacott Way map co-ordinates
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Westacott Way map co-ordinates
Parking
You can leave your car on the bridge as you will be able to see it at all times and it should not inconvenience any other cars as the road is quite wide at this point.
Public transport
I have noticed busses in this location before but not paid attention to note if they are to do with the business park or regular service busses.
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Amenities
There is a petrol station on the A4 near to the roundabout.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Westacott Way
Streetmap links
Westacott Way general view map
Westacott Way close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Westacott Way
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Westacott Way
Googly map
Westacott Way general view map
Westacott Way close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Westacott Way
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Photographic notes
January 2018 Appeal:
The Great Western Electrification continues expanding towards the south-west making most of the GWML shots west of Ealing on the site currently out of date. Please send in your new images of the old locations with the overhead mast and wires in place so people can see how the locations have changed.
Update Sept '16:The bridge has now had metal plating added to the top of the original parapet making it approximately seven feet high so steps are required in order to take pictures here. The line is now very cluttered with the Overhead Gantries.
Relatively quiet although in the week there is some road traffic to and from the business park/industrial estate.
The Great Western Electrification continues expanding towards the south-west making most of the GWML shots west of Ealing on the site currently out of date. Please send in your new images of the old locations with the overhead mast and wires in place so people can see how the locations have changed.
Update Sept '16:The bridge has now had metal plating added to the top of the original parapet making it approximately seven feet high so steps are required in order to take pictures here. The line is now very cluttered with the Overhead Gantries.
Relatively quiet although in the week there is some road traffic to and from the business park/industrial estate.
General views - All photographs © Tony Rispoli unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking east
Fig 3 - Looking west
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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.
