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Location notes
The location is a bridge on a public footpath running right through the centre of a golf course.
Railway type and traffic
Local 'Central' units can be seen on the line, as can various freight workings, mainly DB Schenker and Freightliner. This can also be a diversion route for the West Coast when the Coventry line is shut, with the electric trains being dragged with class 57 locomotives.
Environment
The location is a public footpath in a golf course, it is actually used by the golf course as a footpath for moving between holes.
Road directions
From the M6, Junction 3:
Join the A444 heading towards Nuneaton and Bedworth. Take the 2nd exit at the first 3 roundabouts. At the fourth roundabout take the 1st exit into College Street, B4112 signposted Fillongley. At the mini-roundabout turn left onto Arbury Road signposted Meriden. You can either stop here and take the footpath from the village over the golf course. Or you can continue to the next roundabout and take the 1st exit signposted Arley, park on the right hand side of the road by the golf course, if you are feeling cheeky park in the golf course.
A public footpath runs through the golf course, walk past the club house and follow the main path through the course you will the come to a bridge over the railway line.
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Arley Tunnel map co-ordinates
Join the A444 heading towards Nuneaton and Bedworth. Take the 2nd exit at the first 3 roundabouts. At the fourth roundabout take the 1st exit into College Street, B4112 signposted Fillongley. At the mini-roundabout turn left onto Arbury Road signposted Meriden. You can either stop here and take the footpath from the village over the golf course. Or you can continue to the next roundabout and take the 1st exit signposted Arley, park on the right hand side of the road by the golf course, if you are feeling cheeky park in the golf course.
A public footpath runs through the golf course, walk past the club house and follow the main path through the course you will the come to a bridge over the railway line.
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Arley Tunnel map co-ordinates
Parking
Either park in the village and walk across the golf course or you can park by the side of the road by the golf course, or on the golf course car park if you are feeling cheeky.
Public transport
Stagecoach services 17/17A/717 operate every 30 minutes from Nuneaton to Ansley village with the 717 continuing every hour to Birmingham International station.
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Amenities
There are pubs and shops in the village of Ansley.
Sun Compass
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Streetmap links
Arley Tunnel general view map
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Googly map
Arley Tunnel general view map
Arley Tunnel close up map
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Photographic notes
Trains can be shot in both directions, from this high vantage point for the best photos leaving the tunnel a 200mm lens is required.
General views - All photographs © Mark Widdop unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking west
Fig 3 - Looking east
And if you are really jammy the workings pass under you!
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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.
