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Location notes
This location is near to the small Kent village of St. Nicholas at Wade. The line here is between Chatham and Margate.
Railway type and traffic
There are normally 2 trains each way every hour, and these are formed of South Eastern Electrostars these days.
However, every once in a while there are engineers trains, and steam charters.
However, every once in a while there are engineers trains, and steam charters.
Environment
The crossings here are in the open countryside, and are normally very quiet.
Road directions
St.Nicholas at Wade is between Herne Bay and Birchington. From Birchington, head west on the A28, and from Herne Bay, head west on the A299. As the A299 meets the A28 (or vice-versa depending on direction of travel) You will find yourself at St.Nicholas Roundabout. From here, take a turning down Potten Street road (Just north of the village). Keep following this lane past the houses and farm buildings. Towards the end of this road, it will bear left, and there are farm buildings to your left, a farm house to your right, and a walkway that appears to go straight ahead. This is the point you are looking for! Park on the left just around the corner, next to what appears to be an old loading bay. If you start getting close to the A299, then you have gone too far.
Once you have parked, Take the Wansum walk which will lead you to the railway.
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St Nicholas at Wade map co-ordinates
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Parking
See above details.
Public transport
Amenities
Nothing in the immediate area, but there is a good pub in the village.
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St Nicholas at Wade
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St Nicholas at Wade
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St Nicholas at Wade
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Photographic notes
The line here runs pretty much east-west, so does not pose too many problems with lighting, and shots can be had at all times of the day. Trains travelling east are best photographed up to about lunchtime, then as the sun moves round, the location becomes better for photographing westbound trains.
Due to the quiet nature of the area, it would be ideal for those who wish to take video.
Due to the quiet nature of the area, it would be ideal for those who wish to take video.
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
Fig 2 - Looking west
Fig 3 - Looking east
Fig 4 - 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.
