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Location notes
Hanslope is a small village between Milton Keynes and Northampton. This location is a road bridge which crosses over the busy West Coast Mainline.
Railway type and traffic
Plenty of Virgin trains, and class 321 and 350 units operating local services.
There is also much freight, mainly by DB Schenker, GBRf, and Freightliner.
There is also much freight, mainly by DB Schenker, GBRf, and Freightliner.
Environment
This is a relatively quiet over bridge surrounded by farmland.
Road directions
From the M1, Junction 15:
Take the A508 to Roade. From here, take the local road to Hartwell. Once you reach Hartwell, bear right, and follow the main road to Long Street/Hanslope. As you pass through Long Street, take a right hanbd turn down Higham Cross road, and follow this winding road to the railway.
Update. At Higham Cross where the 'main' road bears right the signs (put up by the local farmer?) suggests that the lane down to the bridge is not a public right of way for motor traffic. I parked on the grass opposite the cottages (there is plenty of room) and walked. I did not see anyone to ask but there are a number of cottages and upmarket barn conversions on this lane who clearly have access.
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Hanslope map co-ordinates
Take the A508 to Roade. From here, take the local road to Hartwell. Once you reach Hartwell, bear right, and follow the main road to Long Street/Hanslope. As you pass through Long Street, take a right hanbd turn down Higham Cross road, and follow this winding road to the railway.
Update. At Higham Cross where the 'main' road bears right the signs (put up by the local farmer?) suggests that the lane down to the bridge is not a public right of way for motor traffic. I parked on the grass opposite the cottages (there is plenty of room) and walked. I did not see anyone to ask but there are a number of cottages and upmarket barn conversions on this lane who clearly have access.
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Hanslope map co-ordinates
Parking
You can park on the left hand side after crossing the bridge.
Public transport
Amenities
There is a selection of pubs in Hanslope and the surrounding area.
Sun Compass
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Hanslope
Streetmap links
Hanslope general view map
Hanslope close up map
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Hanslope
Googly map
Hanslope general view map
Hanslope close up map
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Photographic notes
This location is best for southbound workings from lunchtime until late afternoon. Shots of northbound workings can be had later on in the day, but the shot is not what it used to be.
The southbound view is rather spoilt by the new signal bridge and the posts (carrying lights?) Network Rail have erected alonside the junction points. A walk over the bridge along the track which bcurves left then right offers a nice wide angle view of northbounds from early afternoon.
The southbound view is rather spoilt by the new signal bridge and the posts (carrying lights?) Network Rail have erected alonside the junction points. A walk over the bridge along the track which bcurves left then right offers a nice wide angle view of northbounds from early afternoon.
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
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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.
