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Location notes
Kegworth is on the Midland Mainline, close to East Midlands Airport, between Loughborough and Sheet Stores Junction, Long Eaton.
Railway type and traffic
The line here is a 4-track mainline.
Traffic consists of various Central Trains DMUs on local stopping services (Mainly class 156), Midland Mainline HSTs and class 222 DEMUs on express services from London St. Pancras to the East Midlands and South Yorkshire.
Freight is mainly DB Schenker 66s and 60s on stone and coal workings, as well as the odd FL 66.
Also, at the time of writing (September 2007), regular moves of HST power cars from FGW to Brush Traction at Loughborough were taking place which passthis location, usually hauled by a Cotswold Rail class 47.
Traffic consists of various Central Trains DMUs on local stopping services (Mainly class 156), Midland Mainline HSTs and class 222 DEMUs on express services from London St. Pancras to the East Midlands and South Yorkshire.
Freight is mainly DB Schenker 66s and 60s on stone and coal workings, as well as the odd FL 66.
Also, at the time of writing (September 2007), regular moves of HST power cars from FGW to Brush Traction at Loughborough were taking place which passthis location, usually hauled by a Cotswold Rail class 47.
Environment
The location is a road bridge across the line. Traffic is not too heavy, but beware as the pavement is narrow. There is no pavement on the South side of the bridge.
Being only a couple of miles from East Mids Airport, planes regularly pass just to the South of the bridge.
Being only a couple of miles from East Mids Airport, planes regularly pass just to the South of the bridge.
Road directions
From the M1, junction 24:
Follow the A6 towards Kegworth for around 1/2 a mile. Then take the first left, into Side Ley, and keep going for around 1 1/4 miles, heading towards Sutton Bonington. This will bring you right to the bridge, which is on Station Road.
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Kegworth map co-ordinates
Follow the A6 towards Kegworth for around 1/2 a mile. Then take the first left, into Side Ley, and keep going for around 1 1/4 miles, heading towards Sutton Bonington. This will bring you right to the bridge, which is on Station Road.
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Kegworth map co-ordinates
Parking
There are a number of side roads in which you can park a car.
Public transport
There is a bus which passes right over this bridge - there is a stop approximately 50 yards to the West, outside the Railway Inn pub. Trent Barton service 'Rainbow 5' serves the location, from Loughborough to Nottingham - catch it from either Long Eaton station or Loughborough town centre.
At the time of writing, an all day ticket valid on all Trent Barton services after 9am is £4.20, although single/return tickets may be cheaper.
The location is also about 1 1/2 miles walk from East Midlands Parkway. Come out of the station on the main road and cross the A453 and follow 'Kegworth Road' south until the T junciton with 'Station Road' where you turn left and follow this road to the location.
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At the time of writing, an all day ticket valid on all Trent Barton services after 9am is £4.20, although single/return tickets may be cheaper.
The location is also about 1 1/2 miles walk from East Midlands Parkway. Come out of the station on the main road and cross the A453 and follow 'Kegworth Road' south until the T junciton with 'Station Road' where you turn left and follow this road to the location.
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Amenities
There is a pub right next to the bridge - the Station Hotel. Apart from this, the nearest shops are in either Kegworth village centre, which has a Co-op etc, or Sutton Bonington.
Accommodation
The Station Hotel is literally yards away:
The Station Hotel,
Station Road,
Kegworth,
Derby,
Derbyshire
DE74 2GE
Telephone: 01509 672252
The Station Hotel,
Station Road,
Kegworth,
Derby,
Derbyshire
DE74 2GE
Telephone: 01509 672252
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Photographic notes
There is only really a shot here for southbound (Up) trains - there is no pavement on the other side of the road, and in any case the sun precludes shooting Northbound trains for much of the day.
The line runs roughly North-South. Facing North, the lines are: (Left to right) DF-UF-DS-US
Light is best from mid morning until mid to late afternoon. It is worth standing in the middle of the bridge, in between the Fast and Slow lines - this gives you enough warning to get into position when anything comes - you can see around 2 miles so plenty of time to move if necessary depending where the sun happens to be.
Although the road could not be considered busy, road noise may be a problem for video. Also, aircraft pass within a few hundred yards to the South heading to East Midlands Airport.
The line runs roughly North-South. Facing North, the lines are: (Left to right) DF-UF-DS-US
Light is best from mid morning until mid to late afternoon. It is worth standing in the middle of the bridge, in between the Fast and Slow lines - this gives you enough warning to get into position when anything comes - you can see around 2 miles so plenty of time to move if necessary depending where the sun happens to be.
Although the road could not be considered busy, road noise may be a problem for video. Also, aircraft pass within a few hundred yards to the South heading to East Midlands Airport.
General views - All photographs © Justin Buckley unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking north
Fig 3 - Looking south
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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.
