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Horbury Town Centre is about 5 minutes drive from M1 Junction 40. Head through Horbury and onto the A642 Horbury Bypass. Once on the bypass head westwards and then turn off at Daw Lane and then down Green Lane, both of which have clear street name signs. Follow Green Lane which becomes an unmarked road running alongside the railway line and drive right to the end up to the signal box just before the Motorway bridge. Park up and walk under the Motorway bridge and the turn right under the railway bridge. Immediately after the railway bridge climb up the embankment on the right through the wooden fence to reach the line side location. Please note that it could be muddy and you need to be fairly fit to do this.

There is ample (free) parking near the Signal Box or at the other side of the road. It is usually quite safe to leave your car there but as usual do not leave valuables in plain view and use a steering lock if you have one. The vehicle will be out of sight when you are at the location.

It is difficult to reach this location on foot unless you are prepared to make a 20 - 30 minute walk from Horbury, where plenty of buses call either from Wakefield or Dewsbury. If so you would follow the same directions as above from Horbury town centre.

There are no amenities in the area, the nearest shops, cafes, pubs etc are in Horbury.

Yorkshire Rail

Photographs can be taken in both directions either from the line side railings and wooden fence or by climbing onto the concrete platform under the Motorway bridge for a raised view. A certain amount of agility is required for this as the concrete supports are about 5 foot high, so steps may be handy. In all cases this is away from the running lines and not a safety issue and not as dangerous as it sounds. The best shot to the west is achieved by walking along the concrete platform to avoid the shadows from the bridge. The sun is to the left until early afternoon and in the right position for photos. The only constraint on video shoots is the motorway noise.
An additional photographic option is to walk around the nearby Lagoon and take landscape shots from a distance. If you are interested in this there are plenty of options.You will need stout footwear as it can get muddy.
A further interesting shot is to climb part way up the steps on the motorway embankment opposite the signal box to get trains coming off the Barnsley line. Again there is no safety issue here providing that you keep well away from the motorway.

Southfield Lane Bridge, Horbury, Wakefield