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Location notes
Brading is a small town on the Isle of Wight.
Railway type and traffic
The line currently operates half a dozen class 483 units which were converted from ex 1938 underground stock in 1988. There are 2 trains in each direction every hour, generally in 20 and 40 minute intervals.
Environment
This is a foot-crossing just to the north of Brading station. There is a housing estate to one side of the line, and open countryside on the other.
Brading Station building on the western platform is now managed by Brading Town Council as a Visitor Centre. A wealth of information on local railway heritage and the surrounding environment is available.
The Station is open from 10:00 to 16:00 every day of the week from 1st April through to 30th September. It is the aim of the Town Council to gain further funding to restore the Signal Box and old waiting rooms on the eastern platform sometime in 2010.
For more information please visit the following websites:
Home Of The Sandown Railway Enthusiasts Club
The Official Tourism website of Brading on the Isle of Wight
The Brading Town Council website.
Brading Station building on the western platform is now managed by Brading Town Council as a Visitor Centre. A wealth of information on local railway heritage and the surrounding environment is available.
The Station is open from 10:00 to 16:00 every day of the week from 1st April through to 30th September. It is the aim of the Town Council to gain further funding to restore the Signal Box and old waiting rooms on the eastern platform sometime in 2010.
For more information please visit the following websites:
Home Of The Sandown Railway Enthusiasts Club
The Official Tourism website of Brading on the Isle of Wight
The Brading Town Council website.
Road directions
You can reach the footpath from the end of either Lower Furlongs or Station Road, the latter being within easy walking distance from Brading station itself.
From Ryde, head south on the A3055. As you enter Brading, you will notice a car-park to your left. Keep driving through the town, and when you reach the top of the hill, you will bear left through some traffic lights. Keep going until the road swings back to the right, and straight ahead you will see a sign for the station.
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Isle of Wight, Brading map co-ordinates
From Ryde, head south on the A3055. As you enter Brading, you will notice a car-park to your left. Keep driving through the town, and when you reach the top of the hill, you will bear left through some traffic lights. Keep going until the road swings back to the right, and straight ahead you will see a sign for the station.
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Isle of Wight, Brading map co-ordinates
Parking
You can park in the town itself, in the station car-park, or in Lower Furlongs.
Public transport
Amenities
There are some useful shops in the town centre. Brading station now has a small cafe where drinks and snacks can be purchased.
Accommodation
There are plenty of Bed and Breakfasts and hotels in the area.
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Isle of Wight, Brading
Streetmap links
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Isle of Wight, Brading
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Isle of Wight, Brading
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Isle of Wight, Brading general view map
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Isle of Wight, Brading
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Photographic notes
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - 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.
