Photographers' Personal Track Safety

As from 1st January 2010, the annual Lineside Pass system is to be replaced by the new Bluebell Photographers' Personal Track Safety certificate. Existing lineside passes will still be valid for the remaining period of their validity.

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.

To book a training session please contact the General Office. The currently available training dates are: Saturday 6th February (fully booked), Saturday 13th March and Sunday 21st March.

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.