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Location notes
Acton Bridge is situated on the West Coast Main Line about 12 miles north of Crewe and about 10 miles south of Warrington.
Railway type and traffic
As well as the usual mix of WCML traffic, Pendolions and other units Acton Bridge is a busy little spot with lots of freight action most time of the day or night.
Environment
It is a country environment with lots of fields and public footpaths near the railway or crossing the railway.
Road directions
From the M56, Junction 10:
Head south on the A49 for about 5 miles. when you pass over the swing bridge take the next right and follow the signs to Acton Bridge.
Journey time from Junction 10 about 10 minutes.
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Acton Bridge map co-ordinates
Head south on the A49 for about 5 miles. when you pass over the swing bridge take the next right and follow the signs to Acton Bridge.
Journey time from Junction 10 about 10 minutes.
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Acton Bridge map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a car park for the railway station.
Public transport
There is a rail service to Acton Bridge which is roughly hourly.
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Amenities
There is a fine hostility just over the road from the railway station called The Hazel Pear, Cracking real ale and lovely food 12-2 in the afternoons and then in the evenings from about 6-9 ish.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
It might be necessary to adjust the time to suit your visit, this link should open with the current day.
Acton Bridge
Streetmap links
Acton Bridge general view map
Acton Bridge close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Acton Bridge
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Acton Bridge
Googly map
Acton Bridge general view map
Acton Bridge close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Acton Bridge
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Photographic notes
South bound shots are best any time am > 15:00 then the sun (if out) moves round then the north bound shot comes in to play.
General views - All photographs © Warren Desmond unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south west
Fig 2 - Looking south west
Fig 3 - Looking north east
Location Video
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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.
