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Location notes
Located on a quite piece of common land to the north-east of Morley Station. A footpath runs adjacent to the line which is relatively free of line side vegetation between two foot crossings.
Railway type and traffic
The route is mainly local Northern services between Leeds and Huddersfield and Trans-Pennine Express service from Newcastle / Hull. A variety of rolling stock is however interesting with class 142s, 144s, 150/1s 150/2s, 153s, 155s, 156s, 158s, 170s and 185s.
No known freight services booked over the section of line. Occasional Serco test train otherwise.
No known freight services booked over the section of line. Occasional Serco test train otherwise.
Environment
The location is on common land, sometimes you may find cattle grazing on the land.
Road directions
From the M62, Junction 1:
Follow the A653 south to the 4th roundabout, there take the 2nd exit (right turn) and continue into Morley where the station will be signposted.
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Morley, Daisy Hill Crossing - Gas Farm Crossing map co-ordinates
Follow the A653 south to the 4th roundabout, there take the 2nd exit (right turn) and continue into Morley where the station will be signposted.
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Morley, Daisy Hill Crossing - Gas Farm Crossing map co-ordinates
Parking
Suggest Morley Station Car Park.
Valley Road has a number of small industrial units along the road, as well as a tanker / petroleum depot, because of this I would not recommend parking there.
Valley Road has a number of small industrial units along the road, as well as a tanker / petroleum depot, because of this I would not recommend parking there.
Public transport
Morley Station is served by a half hourly service between Leeds and Hudderfield operated by Northern. I understand there is are several bus routes which links Morley with Leeds.
Walk up the road (Valley Road) and keep following the road around which passes over the top of Morley Tunnel this was bring you into a small industrial estate with a Petroleum Depot (beware of lorries). Before you reach the bottom of the road which is about 5 minutes walk from the car park, on the right hand side is a lock vehicular access gate. Here a footpath commences which the first part of the footpath skirts the outer parameter of an industrial unit, just follow the footpath round which leads to the railway.
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Walk up the road (Valley Road) and keep following the road around which passes over the top of Morley Tunnel this was bring you into a small industrial estate with a Petroleum Depot (beware of lorries). Before you reach the bottom of the road which is about 5 minutes walk from the car park, on the right hand side is a lock vehicular access gate. Here a footpath commences which the first part of the footpath skirts the outer parameter of an industrial unit, just follow the footpath round which leads to the railway.
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Amenities
No toilets in the area. Several food outlets in Morley Town Centre which is a short walk from the station (about 8 minutes walk).
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Morley, Daisy Hill Crossing - Gas Farm Crossing
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Morley, Daisy Hill Crossing - Gas Farm Crossing
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Morley, Daisy Hill Crossing - Gas Farm Crossing
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Morley, Daisy Hill Crossing - Gas Farm Crossing
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Photographic notes
As the line is in effect on a South-West / North-East Axis very good photographic location for most of the day. as the path runs adjacent to the railway for about a mile there are endless opportunities for photographs. The line is on a slight curve which is ideal for short trains like DMUs. The land on also an a hill giving plenty of opportunities to vary shots.
General views - All photographs © Stephen Bersey unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south west
Fig 2 - Looking north east
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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.
