Location notes
A foot bridge over the former Midland Goods Line in a large park in North London.
Railway type and traffic
The line here is a freight only line between Cricklewood and Acton. There are only a few timetabled workings to use this line, but it is often used by test trains and stock movements between the Midland Main line and the south.
Timetabled workings include the 'Binliner', some stone and cement workings.
Timetabled workings include the 'Binliner', some stone and cement workings.
Environment
The location is a open park in North London, seems quite and peaceful but you are best keeping you eyes open. After dark there would be no light to photograph anyways.
Road directions
From the A406, North Circular:
Take the Edgeware road south (it is under the Cricklewood flyover) and look for any of these roads on your right:
Dollis Hill Lane,
Dollis Hill Avenue,
Gladstone Park Gardens,
all of these roads will lead to Parkside where you can park at the bottom end and you will see the foot bridge in front of you.
Dudding Hill Junction map co-ordinates
Take the Edgeware road south (it is under the Cricklewood flyover) and look for any of these roads on your right:
Dollis Hill Lane,
Dollis Hill Avenue,
Gladstone Park Gardens,
all of these roads will lead to Parkside where you can park at the bottom end and you will see the foot bridge in front of you.
Dudding Hill Junction map co-ordinates
Parking
There is plenty of parking on Parkside, and depending on where you park you will be able to see your car from the location.
Public transport
The location is within walking distance of both Cricklewood BR and Dollis Hill LU stations.
Amenities
None noted at the location.
Where on the map
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Photographic notes
The junction is just under the bridge, and there is a signal box to the south of the line. The line is in a cutting at this point so shots without shadows will be hard to obtain, but the line speed is low so good exposures can be had.
Both lines are part of a triangle with Cricklewood on the opposide side.
The bridge parapets are not that high (guessing 4 1/2 > 5 foot) so no steps would be required to see over.
Although the location is quite quiet it is hard to listen out for approaching trains as you can hear trains on both the Midland Main Line, Marylebone Line and Bakerloo lines in the distance!
If you walk down into the park on the south side of the line this shot is available as well.
If you do find this information useful then please feel free to mention how you 'found' the location on your website or magazine submission.
Both lines are part of a triangle with Cricklewood on the opposide side.
The bridge parapets are not that high (guessing 4 1/2 > 5 foot) so no steps would be required to see over.
Although the location is quite quiet it is hard to listen out for approaching trains as you can hear trains on both the Midland Main Line, Marylebone Line and Bakerloo lines in the distance!
If you walk down into the park on the south side of the line this shot is available as well.
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 north east
The lines diverging to the left are to/from the North bound Midland Main Line, to the right is to the south.
Fig 3 - Looking south west
Fig 4 - The Location
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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 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.
