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Road directions
Head for Bank Quay station in Warrington, following signposts. Passing the station heading south (station to right), the road bends left. The first road on the right takes you over the bridge.
Parking
There is parking on this road but usually few spaces, especially mid-week.
Update 20-07-2008: The lower end of Slutchers Lane is now an active clamping area - Do not leave your vehicle unattended!!
Public transport
Turn right out of Bank Quay station and the road is first on the right.
Amenities
There are toilets on the station and a small buffet. The nearest bar is located in the hotel directly opposite the station. The nearest Wetherspoons pub is visible at the far end of the road to the left of the hotel. There is an excellent Sandwich shop near the station, turn left outside the station, past the Newsagents, to the following corner.
Accommodation
The Patten Arms Hotel is directly opposite Warrington Bank Quay station. Rooms are basic but reasonable.
There are two bridges next to each other crossing the line to Fiddlers Ferry and the line up to the yards. The best shots are in a morning of a train heading from underneath Bank Quay station (from Fiddlers Ferry) and in the afternoon looking over the junction of one heading the opposite way, though remember trains will return from Latchford after about 15-20 minutes. Trains heading to Fiddlers Ferry often stop between the bridge and the station to change crews. It is quite often possible to run to the station and take another shot of the train from the footbridge steps next to the station taxi rank.
