Location notes
Located in north London, in the Hampstead area of 'town' this location is a road bridge that crosses the Gospel Oak to Barking line at it's junction with the Midland Main Line.
Railway type and traffic
The Gospel Oak to Barking line is usually worked by London Overground 150 units.
There is an amount of freight that uses the line, some climbing off the Midland Main Line, some from Gospel Oak.
There is an amount of freight that uses the line, some climbing off the Midland Main Line, some from Gospel Oak.
Environment
The bridge is on, surprisingly, Junction Road. This road links London's Archway and Kentish Town. It is always busy with cars and buses, and there will be plenty of people walking around. But always be vigilant with your equipment.
Road directions
Junction Road, the A400, leads off the A1 at Archway. It is about a mile from Archway.
Junction Road Junction map co-ordinates
Junction Road Junction map co-ordinates
Parking
There is ample local roadside parking.
In 2009 this is charged at 20p for 10 mins and you can stay for up to 2 hours.
In 2009 this is charged at 20p for 10 mins and you can stay for up to 2 hours.
Public transport
Bus wise, you can catch the 390 from Euston, or the 134 from nearby Warren Street and these buses pass over the location bridge.
Tube: Tufnell Park tube station is about 300 meters to the south.
Rail: The location is situated roughly in the middle of Gospel Oak and Upper Holloway stations, both would be around a 10 minute walk.
Tube: Tufnell Park tube station is about 300 meters to the south.
Rail: The location is situated roughly in the middle of Gospel Oak and Upper Holloway stations, both would be around a 10 minute walk.
Amenities
There are plenty of shops and takeaways in the local area, in either Archway or Tufnell Park.
Where on the map
Sun Compass
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Streetmap links
Junction Road Junction general view map
Junction Road Junction close up map
Multimap links
Junction Road Junction on new multimap
Junction Road Junction general view map
Junction Road Junction close up map
Junction Road Junction aerial view (where available)
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Junction Road Junction
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Helpful location information
Photographic notes
The location is a quite tight shot of trains emerging from tunnels about 400 yards away from the bridge. Right under the bridge is the point work for the junction with the Midland Main Line. These points are usually set to the Gospel Oak to Barking line, so if they change the next thing passing will be MML traffic.
Steps are certainly required to get over the bridge sides as they are about 6 foot high, but there are wide pavements on both sides, the same applies to the bridge to the west on 'Dartmouth Park Road', from which you can only get a west bound shot. Line speed is slow through here, probably no more than 30mph. Video would suffer from road noise from the A400.
If you do find this information useful then please feel free to mention how you 'found' the location on your website or magazine submission.
Steps are certainly required to get over the bridge sides as they are about 6 foot high, but there are wide pavements on both sides, the same applies to the bridge to the west on 'Dartmouth Park Road', from which you can only get a west bound shot. Line speed is slow through here, probably no more than 30mph. Video would suffer from road noise from the A400.
If you do find this information useful then please feel free to mention how you 'found' the location on your website or magazine submission.
Offical Guidelines for Railway Enthusiasts
British Transport Police Guidelines for rail enthusiaist
Network Rail Guidelines for rail enthusiasts
ATOC/National Rail Guidelines for rail enthusiasts
If you see anything suspicious the British Transport Police can be contacted on their crime telephone number:
0800 405040
Help all us railway enthusiasts get a better name by helping the British Transport Police catch the cable thief's and vandals.
Network Rail Guidelines for rail enthusiasts
ATOC/National Rail Guidelines for rail enthusiasts
If you see anything suspicious the British Transport Police can be contacted on their crime telephone number:
0800 405040
Help all us railway enthusiasts get a better name by helping the British Transport Police catch the cable thief's and vandals.
General views - All photographs © Marcus Dawson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south west
Fig 2 - Looking south west
A freight climbs off the line from the Midland Main.
Fig 3 - Looking north east
From the Dartmouth Park Hill bridge, a train heads to the Midland.
Fig 4 - Looking north east
Fig 8 - The Location
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Please enjoy this guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
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 endeavor 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. 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.
Please enjoy this guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
