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Location notes
A bridge over the two track main line on the Virgin Cross Country route between Birmingham and Gloucester and the south west.
Railway type and traffic
Activity through the area include will often include:
Locomotives: 47, 67, 37,20, DB Schenker and Freightliner 66s and the odd 57\3
Units: 143, 150, 156, 158, 170, 180, 220, 221 and HSTs.
Locomotives: 47, 67, 37,20, DB Schenker and Freightliner 66s and the odd 57\3
Units: 143, 150, 156, 158, 170, 180, 220, 221 and HSTs.
Environment
A quiet country road leading to the village of Claydon. It is a peaceful area in the countryside away from major roads or factories but beware of tractors and 4X4 vehicles using this bridge.
Road directions
From the M5, Junction 9:
Enter the junction roundabout, coming from the north it would be the first exit, from the south it will be the 3rd exit.
Travel along through a set of traffic lights pass a BP petrol station on the right, go through these traffic lights and turn right before the railway bridge. This goes through Natton to Claydon.
Follow the road round a couple of bends and down a long straight bit with the railway line passing parallel with you on the left. Keep following the road round until you see a red phone box on the right, opposite that is a turning to Claydon. Take this turning and you park up by the gate in front of you. This is hardly used for railway workers so you will get away parking in front of the gate.
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Ashchurch, Claydon Bridge map co-ordinates
Enter the junction roundabout, coming from the north it would be the first exit, from the south it will be the 3rd exit.
Travel along through a set of traffic lights pass a BP petrol station on the right, go through these traffic lights and turn right before the railway bridge. This goes through Natton to Claydon.
Follow the road round a couple of bends and down a long straight bit with the railway line passing parallel with you on the left. Keep following the road round until you see a red phone box on the right, opposite that is a turning to Claydon. Take this turning and you park up by the gate in front of you. This is hardly used for railway workers so you will get away parking in front of the gate.
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Ashchurch, Claydon Bridge map co-ordinates
Parking
Roadside parking in this area. You can see your vehicle from the bridge.
Public transport
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Ashchurch, Claydon Bridge
Streetmap links
Ashchurch, Claydon Bridge general view map
Ashchurch, Claydon Bridge close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Ashchurch, Claydon Bridge
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Ashchurch, Claydon Bridge
Googly map
Ashchurch, Claydon Bridge general view map
Ashchurch, Claydon Bridge close up map
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Ashchurch, Claydon Bridge
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Photographic notes
Southbound morning shots from the bridge are dreadful as the sun is too head on. It is a location more suitable for afternoons and evenings.
There are no great sources of noise in the area.
There are no great sources of noise in the area.
General views - All photographs © Jack Boskett unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking north
From the field under the bridge.
Fig 3 - 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.
