Photographers' Personal Track Safety

As from 1st January 2010, the annual Lineside Pass system was replaced by the new Bluebell Photographers' Personal Track Safety certificate.

The total cost for the Photographers' Personal Track Safety training session and certificate (which acts as a lineside photographic pass) will be £30.00 per person. Separate arrangements for track-side working PTS are in place for staff who need to work lineside as part of their responsibilities on the railway.

Further Personal Track Safety training sessions for Lineside Photographers will be held at Sheffield Park on the following dates:

Saturday 28 January
Wednesday 29 February
Saturday 10 March

The course runs from 10am to 1.30pm on each day.

To book a training session please contact the General Office
For further details, please email safety (at) bluebell-railway (dot) co (dot) uk

Please Note:
1. In places there are public footpaths near the line, and over bridges. These locations are freely available to all.
2. PTS from other railways is not sufficient, since some of the Bluebell's track safety rules are different from those on other lines and the national network, and the Bluebell Photographers' PTS does not permit access to the entire lineside or the tunnel. Thus the Bluebell-specific personal track safety training is a mandatory requirement.
3. Access to the lineside of any railway line without appropriate authority is criminal (not civil) trespass. Around 60 people per year are killed whilst trespassing on railway property in the UK.
4. You should not trespass on private property adjacent to the line.