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Lineside Passes for Photographers
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The Railway issues Lineside Passes which allow photographers access to most non-public areas. A valid Lineside Pass opens up nearly all of the twenty three miles of the highly scenic West Somerset Railway, most of which is well away from public areas such as platforms and bridges and footpaths. The cost is very reasonable and the revenue helps maintain one of Britain's longest heritage railways.
Please note the following procedure which takes effect from 2012 onwards:
- Before a West Somerset Railway Lineside Photography (LSP) pass is issued the applicant must attend a Personal Track Safety (PTS) course and pass a subsequent exam. The PTS Card that will be issued to successful applicants will be valid for three years
- Once the applicant has passed the PTS exam the Lineside Photography pass will be issued which will be valid for one year from date of issue.
- When the LSP is issued you will also receive a WSR Lineside Photographers hi-visibility vest which will have the number of your pass on it. This will show who is fully entitled to be lineside.
How to apply
The full costs, information and application form are available - see links to the right hand side of this page...
Map of photospots...
There are lots of photographic opportunities along the Railway. Some locations are on public areas, such as footpaths or roads or bridges or station platforms. Other locations are on Railway areas and a Pass is required for access to those areas.
Under no circumstances should photographers enter private land adjacent to the Railway unless permission has been granted by the appropriate landowner.
To help locate some of the more popular spots a map of photographic locations is available
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