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Location notes
An over bridge in Barrows Green Road, about 1 mile east of Widnes station, on the CLC* route between Liverpool and Manchester.
*CLC was the Cheshire Lines Committee Railway, jointly owned by the Great Central, Great Northern & Midland Railways, & later by the LNER and LMSR. They built the line between Liverpool Central and Manchester Central, plus other lines such as Manchester / Altrincham to Northwich and Chester Northgate. The remaining parts of these railways are still known locally as the CLC .
*CLC was the Cheshire Lines Committee Railway, jointly owned by the Great Central, Great Northern & Midland Railways, & later by the LNER and LMSR. They built the line between Liverpool Central and Manchester Central, plus other lines such as Manchester / Altrincham to Northwich and Chester Northgate. The remaining parts of these railways are still known locally as the CLC .
Railway type and traffic
Regular passenger services are all worked by DMUs, with Trans Pennine Class 185, Central Trains Class 158 or 170, and Northern Rail Class 142 or 150, with an occasional Class 156.
On very rare occasions, freight services and Class 57/3-hauled Pendolinos may be diverted via this route due to engineering work on sections of the WCML.
On very rare occasions, freight services and Class 57/3-hauled Pendolinos may be diverted via this route due to engineering work on sections of the WCML.
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Environment
Near the boundary between urban and rural areas at the north-eastern edge of Widnes.
Road directions
Barrows Green Road links the A562 and A5080 roads about 1.5 miles NE of Widnes town centre. From the M62, use exit 7 and take the A557 towards Widnes. Take the A5080 exit from this road and follow the signs for Warrington. Barrows Green Road in on the right after about ¼ mile. From Warrington, head west on the A562 then head onto the A5080. Barrows Green Road is on the left, about ½ mile after passing under the railway bridge over the A5080. From Runcorn and Widnes, take the A557 then the A562 towards Warrington, joining Barrows Green Road at a roundabout about 1½ miles from Widnes town centre.
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Parking
There is a small car park in a Woodland Park on the east side of Barrows Green Road.
Public transport
It is a long, indirect walk from Widnes station - use of a streetmap is recommended. (Not tested, but probably about 30 minutes).
Halton Transport runs some buses between Widnes town centre (Market) and Barrows Green Road.
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Halton Transport runs some buses between Widnes town centre (Market) and Barrows Green Road.
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Amenities
None.
The main facilities are in Widnes town centre, but some small shops may be found in nearby housing areas.
The main facilities are in Widnes town centre, but some small shops may be found in nearby housing areas.
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Widnes, Barrows Green Lane
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Photographic notes
The sun is best placed for eastbound trains in the morning and westbound trains in the afternoon. Trees shade parts of the cutting on the west side of the bridge, especially in winter when the sun is low in the sky.
General views - All photographs © Bevan Price unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
From the over bridge.
Fig 2 - Looking west
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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.
