freight watching

bikerpeavey · #1 7th December 2009, 13:22

Hi everyone,does anybody know of a good place for watching freight trains around cheshire/derbyshire.I live in Macclesfield and need some inspiration for a moderv image N gauge layout I am building . Thanks.

**John H-T** · #2 7th December 2009, 22:11

Welcome to the Forum bikerpeavey. Sorry can't help you with this one but I am sure someone will. Look forward to news of your layout.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

ccmmick · #3 7th December 2009, 22:25

Sorry mate cant help you on that one i live 300 miles away.
We still have a freight service in the china clay area so bring your camera down here and take some pics.

ccmmick.

**DSY011** · #4 7th December 2009, 22:38

Hello bikerpeavey and welcome to the Railway Forum. I'm not a lot of help either as I am in Bristol.

Dave Rowland · #5 8th December 2009, 13:07

You might try Acton Bridge (between Crewe and Warrington), there's a few freights pass there during an afternoon, and not too far from you.

saxokid · #6 16th December 2009, 02:21

Crewe has few freights trains passing through on sunday afternoon..........and also along the North wales coast,is good for freight.....................................

JEB-245584/2 · #7 16th December 2009, 09:57

Hi bikerpeavy,

If you have some other form of transport rather than the public variety, get yourself off over the hill to the Buxton area, lots of locations around there,Tunstead Peak Forest,Great Rocks, and the Hope Valley line.

Cheers John

bikerpeavey · #8 16th December 2009, 13:41

Thanks for the replies guys,I think a trip over to buxton is in order.I'll post some pics of my layout as i'm building it.

steam for ever · #9 16th December 2009, 18:07

Hi there.
I live in cheshire and I have found that there are many good places to watch the trains.

Stockport sees quite a few and so does the yard at levenshulme in Manchester.
Derby has quite a good number of freights passing through.

One of the best sites is Chester station.
I live on the CLC mid cheshire route between stockport and Chester and see all sorts of trains passing.
Hope this helps you.

tel · #10 21st December 2009, 20:46

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Originally Posted by bikerpeavey

Hi everyone,does anybody know of a good place for watching freight trains around cheshire/derbyshire.I live in Macclesfield and need some inspiration for a moderv image N gauge layout I am building . Thanks.

Staions at Chesterfield, Warrington Bank Quay, Stockport, Acton Bridge, Derby. By road one of the best places is around the Tunstead, Peak Forest area. Look on the trainspots website for further info.

Tel

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