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. 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, and working volunteers may also attend the photographers' PTS course free of charge.

To book a training session please contact the General Office, although please be aware that we currently have a vacancy for the post of Safety Manager, and so no courses are currently scheduled.

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.