Good places for rail photography in east anglia?

Question

lineside preferred

Answer 1

Sheringham has a nice little steam station with good collection of steam and diesel engines.

If it's what you are interested in.

Answer 2

Many places along the Ipswich to Stowmarket line, but usually involve going down small roads to explore... like Barham, Baylham and Whitton. The B1113 road closely follows the railway along this section so it's easier to find a place.

Just south of Kelvedon on the Colchester - Witham line is also good.

There's a few level crossings on the Ipswich to Manningtree line, about the only sensible way to get to the line via road.

Up near Cromer there's a couple of hills which give good views of the line, trouble is there are hardly any trains along it.

To be honest level crossings really are the best bet in most of East Anglia, as there are plenty of them and you also get warning of trains coming, obviously.

Try having a look at the sites below for some ideas:

Answer 3

Colchester North is a good place to try, as you can walk up the platform on the London bound platforms and also get pictures of the sidings. (also there is golf course next to the railway line which you can walk along & get train pictures.

Answer 4

Train stations. Trains stop there, making them easier to photograph.

Answer 5

http://ukhrail.uel.ac.uk/mnr.html

Answer 6

The drawback with East Anglia is that it is very flat!! and so lineside viewpoints are at risk of being very similar.

you could go for shots which include water either in rivers or tidal inlets.

Consider Ely as a good spot, not only is their a range of traffic EMUs, DMUs and some freight both containers and minerals. the location could include the River Ouse, boatyards, and if taken from the East you will get the background of the city and splendid cathedral on the hill.

the Cambridge - Ely line crosses the Cam on a large bridge about 2 miles N of Cambridge station, in Chesterton; the river path is public right of way.

Other interesting spots would be on the Colchester - Ipswich stretch at Manningtree where the line crosses the River Stour.

The estuary is fairly wide and is tidal so depending on the state of the tide, your foreground would be either water or mudflats.

For a really unusual shot, go to the Ouse Washes near the bird reserve at Welney, here the line crosses the land on an embankment . In winter, the Waashs are deliberately flooded;the water often laps /crashes against the bottom of the embankme nt. These can be seen from nearby roads.

there are two large bridges over the two artificial rivers , or drains.

Answer 7

Try Norwich crown point. It is a large junction and there is a large depot there and I think there is a station there as well. I've never been there but I've seen a few photographs and it looks really interesting.

Answer 8

Good steam lines at Sheringham and.East Dereham   Also nice easy access at Downham Market and moving down line  Watlington has a small station with . crossings slightly out of the village both sides on B roadskings Lynn has the remnants of the old turntable,as the Middleton ore line slips in to Lynn to be directed down line.There is a level crossing in Kings Lynn of a line that went on to the docks,the gates are there and i have been told they were only used once.The line around Ely following the river is very scenic also.Enough,good luck

Answer 9

Train stations.

Answer 10

there is a couple of places, Marks Tey near Colchester is good, also the old viaduct at Chappel near earls colne. Some good areas in Witham where you get the split for Braintree and also along the Clacton Branch you get some good points, especially near colne