Location notes
The Bury 'Ski Jump' is just outside Bury station on the East Lancs Railway on the new extension to Heywood.
Railway type and traffic
The East Lancashire Railway is a Heritage line. Most traffic is confined to Saturday and Sunday although the line does operate a summer timetable which includes running on some weekdays. For timetable and special events details look at the ELR Website.
Trains often run as a shuttle service between Bury and Heywood so motive power can be repetitive.
Trains often run as a shuttle service between Bury and Heywood so motive power can be repetitive.
Environment
A busy street in Bury.
Road directions
From the M66 junction 2:
Take the A58 into Bury. Take the A58 into Bury. Having gone through two set of traffic lights and two mini-roundabouts you will come to a larger roundabout with a Halfords store on the right - take the first exit left and follow the dual carriageway round. Market Street is the second turning on the left and the location is a few hundred meters down the road.
(At Busy Times the following route avoids the town Centre)
Take the A58 into Bury. Follow the road towards Bury town centre and as the bus lane ends you come to a junction with lights (get into the left lane soon as you can). Turn left on to Heywood Street and follow the road straight down and bearing right as it becomes Wellington Road until you reach a mini-roundabout - turn right onto Market Street and the location is a few hundred meters up the road.
ELR, Bury Ski Jump, Market Street map co-ordinates
Take the A58 into Bury. Take the A58 into Bury. Having gone through two set of traffic lights and two mini-roundabouts you will come to a larger roundabout with a Halfords store on the right - take the first exit left and follow the dual carriageway round. Market Street is the second turning on the left and the location is a few hundred meters down the road.
(At Busy Times the following route avoids the town Centre)
Take the A58 into Bury. Follow the road towards Bury town centre and as the bus lane ends you come to a junction with lights (get into the left lane soon as you can). Turn left on to Heywood Street and follow the road straight down and bearing right as it becomes Wellington Road until you reach a mini-roundabout - turn right onto Market Street and the location is a few hundred meters up the road.
ELR, Bury Ski Jump, Market Street map co-ordinates
Parking
Parking is not always easy at the location, as the day progresses many people use the road to park in and walk into town.
Public transport
Frequent Metrolink Trams from Manchester to Bury Interchange.
On foot from the Bury interchange:
Exit the Interchange as bus traffic does and turn left. At the main road (Angouleme Way) turn left and next right onto Market Street, the bridge is a few hundred meters away - Approx 5 minute walk in all.
From Bury Bolton Street ELR:
Exit the station and turn right towards the town centre bearing right following the road past the bus station. At the main road (Angouleme Way) turn left and next right onto Market Street, the bridge is a few hundred meters away - Approx 10 minute walk in all.
On foot from the Bury interchange:
Exit the Interchange as bus traffic does and turn left. At the main road (Angouleme Way) turn left and next right onto Market Street, the bridge is a few hundred meters away - Approx 5 minute walk in all.
From Bury Bolton Street ELR:
Exit the station and turn right towards the town centre bearing right following the road past the bus station. At the main road (Angouleme Way) turn left and next right onto Market Street, the bridge is a few hundred meters away - Approx 10 minute walk in all.
Amenities
Plenty of pubs, chip shops and kebab shops in Bury town center.
Where on the map
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Streetmap links
ELR, Bury Ski Jump, Market Street general view map
ELR, Bury Ski Jump, Market Street close up map
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ELR, Bury Ski Jump, Market Street
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Helpful location information
Photographic notes
The line runs pretty much east to west so the bridge favours morning shots. Also the location is a road bridge so traffic noise might be a problem for videographers. Also the bridge wall is a good 6 feet high. Steps are a must. Trains can also often be heard whistling on departure from Bury. This will give you a minute or two's advanced notice.
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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 west
There is a trade off here though between head on light and the shadow from the bridge, this shot was taken at around 11 on a winters morning.
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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.
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