West Coast Line - Wolverton, Bucks, UK.
N 52° 03.919 W 000° 48.263
30U E 650502 N 5770578
This must be the ultimate railfanning railway location in the UK, The Virgin trains have to tilt in order to pass through the tight curve past Wolverton station at over 100 mies per hour.
Waymark Code: WMF390
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/15/2012
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Wolverton railway station serves northern Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, The station is served by London Midland local services from Northampton to London, and the UK. West Coast high speed Main Line.
"Wolverton Rail Station with the advent of fast trains, Wolverton gained notoriety among railwaymen for its famously tight curve. The curve was a result of the station being moved eastward in 1881, to permit extension of the Wolverton railway works. The path of the original route is visible at both the north and south ends of the divergence. The Advanced Passenger Train failed its trials here but, with another decade of development, the new Virgin Trains Pendolino tilting trains passed theirs. Near the station, the track crosses the valley of the Great Ouse on a viaduct. Slightly further north, the Northampton loop leaves the main line at Hanslope Junction". Source: (
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