Location notes
The point on the Nene Valley Railway where the line from the East Coast joins the preserved railway. There are two tracks: one heads for Peterborough NVR and the other to the main line.
Railway type and traffic
Preserved line with a mixture of Steam and Diesels. Operating Days can be found on the NVR Website.
Environment
The location is a foot crossing over the line, so there is no trespass involved. Be wary of other path users though, there are plenty of cyclists about!
Road directions
From the A1(M) Junction 17:
Head into Peterborough along Fletton Parkway and after about 2 miles exit left and get onto Nene Parkway. At the next junction exit and go under the road and join Morley Way heading east. At the roundabout take the second exit onto Shrewsbury Avenue, heading north. Follow this road north, it will change into Botolph Green and you will enter a new housing estate. You will see a large green on the left and a large public foot path on the right.
Then walk down the footpath to the location. This footpath also leads along the line to Peterborough NVR station.
NVR, Longueville Junction map co-ordinates
Head into Peterborough along Fletton Parkway and after about 2 miles exit left and get onto Nene Parkway. At the next junction exit and go under the road and join Morley Way heading east. At the roundabout take the second exit onto Shrewsbury Avenue, heading north. Follow this road north, it will change into Botolph Green and you will enter a new housing estate. You will see a large green on the left and a large public foot path on the right.
Then walk down the footpath to the location. This footpath also leads along the line to Peterborough NVR station.
NVR, Longueville Junction map co-ordinates
Parking
You can park your car in the housing areas or opposite Peterborough NVR Station.
Amenities
There are no facilities at the location, but as you will probably be visiting Wansford there is a station cafe there. There are also a couple of petrol stations within about 10 minutes walk on the main road.
Accommodation
There are lots of Bed and Breakfast in Peterborough.
Where on the map
Sun Compass
Open this Image in a new window and use as a sun compass with the links below.
Streetmap links
NVR, Longueville Junction general view map
NVR, Longueville Junction close up map
Multimap links
NVR, Longueville Junction on new multimap
NVR, Longueville Junction general view map
NVR, Longueville Junction close up map
NVR, Longueville Junction aerial view (where available)
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
NVR, Longueville Junction
Some areas not available at all zoom levels,.
Helpful location information
Railway Gen Group
Photographic notes
The line is running roughly north east to south west at this point so a sun on the nose shot will be on during most of the day in one direction or another.
For a Wansford bound shot the bank separating the NVR and the spur to BR metals will reduce the length of train in your shot.
There is also a shot of a train coming off the BR line at this point, there is a fixed distant semaphore in the shot too, sadly little uses this section of line. The only time something is likely to use this section is before and after a gala with stock transferring back to the main line.
If you do find this information useful then please feel free to mention how you 'found' the location on your website or magazine submission.
For a Wansford bound shot the bank separating the NVR and the spur to BR metals will reduce the length of train in your shot.
There is also a shot of a train coming off the BR line at this point, there is a fixed distant semaphore in the shot too, sadly little uses this section of line. The only time something is likely to use this section is before and after a gala with stock transferring back to the main line.
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 north east
Fig 2 - Looking south west
Fig 3 - Looking north east
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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.
