| Southampton Maritime
Written by Carl Watson - 08 Feb 2004 |
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During the week it's very difficult but not impossible to find parking somewhere around the area. At weekends it's quite easy as the place is deserted. Usually parking on the left as you approach the bridge is available but there is more parking down a side street to the right.
Redbridge station is just over half a mile walk away and is served by a reasonable (every hour or so during weekdays) service from Southampton.
Walking from Redbridge station
Go out of the station and down the lane to the end and turn right. Follow this to the main road and turn right again. Follow this along until you get to First Avenue on the right. This is the road that goes over the bridge.
During weekdays there is a mobile burger bar on the side street off the road over the bridge. This is recommended for their bacon butties! There is also a McDonald's and a KFC the other side of the main road at the last roundabout you passed on the way in. About 5 mins walk.
Good views of the stabling point from the bridge as it's literally right next to / underneath you. Some locos will be partly under the bridge and some at the fueling point will be too far to see without binoculars. When the sun is low in the sky it creates some very harsh shadows. The main line is reasonably clear from the bridge but there are a few bushes that tend to get in the way a bit if you want the traditional 3/4 view.
