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Location notes
A country location, on the Reading to Newbury line. Aldermaston is a small station with a service from Reading to Newbury every hour.
Railway type and traffic
First Great Western operated Thames Turbos, HSTs on the Plymouth/Penzance routes and the occasional Adelante. There is also a reasonable amount of freight traffic on the route with Class 59s and Class 66s regular performers.
Environment
It is a small station in the country, never had any problems myself, it is well lit and there are never that many people at the station.
Road directions
On the A4 from Theale towards Newbury, it is a signposted turn off.
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Aldermaston Station map co-ordinates
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Aldermaston Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There is an ample car park!
Public transport
Take the train from Reading or Newbury.
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Amenities
No toilets on the station, there are a number of petrol stations on the nearby A4 and there is a village at Aldermaston itself.
Accommodation
Reading or Newbury would be the nearest places to find somewhere to stay.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Aldermaston Station
Streetmap links
Aldermaston Station general view map
Aldermaston Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Aldermaston Station
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Aldermaston Station
Googly map
Aldermaston Station general view map
Aldermaston Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Aldermaston Station
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Photographic notes
The light is reasonable, the sun does not appear to cause a problem with photos or filming. There is a station footbridge to shoot from, there is also a quiet road bridge nearby as well so there are plenty of different angles to be had.
General views - All photographs © Tony Rispoli unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking west
Location Video
The Authors video from the location.
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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.
