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Location notes
Near to Ingatestone, in Essex, between Shenfield and Chelmsford on the Great Eastern Main Line.
Railway type and traffic
The line here is a double track mainline.
Passenger traffic is represented by class 170 DMUs, and class 321 and 360 EMUs. Intercity trains from Liverpool St to Norwich are operated by Class 90 locomotives in push/pull formation, with the loco normally at the London (southern) end.
Freight traffic is hauled by Class 66, 86 and 90 from DB Schenker, Freightliner and GBRF, as well as the weekly flask working from Willesden to Sizewell, which is operated by a combination of DRS class 20 and 37s.
Passenger traffic is represented by class 170 DMUs, and class 321 and 360 EMUs. Intercity trains from Liverpool St to Norwich are operated by Class 90 locomotives in push/pull formation, with the loco normally at the London (southern) end.
Freight traffic is hauled by Class 66, 86 and 90 from DB Schenker, Freightliner and GBRF, as well as the weekly flask working from Willesden to Sizewell, which is operated by a combination of DRS class 20 and 37s.
Environment
Very quiet level crossing which separates a Vicarage and St Margarets Church! Rural area, nobody around to give you any hassle!
Road directions
From the B1002 turn into Church Lane and continue until you reach the Level Crossing.
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Church Lane, Margaretting map co-ordinates
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Church Lane, Margaretting map co-ordinates
Parking
You can leave your car right by the crossing, near the vicarage. Just park considerately.
Public transport
Not easy! You can get a bus along the B1002 but would then have a bit of a trek along Church Lane.
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Amenities
Ingatestone would be the nearest place to find supplies.
Accommodation
Chelmsford would be best place near by for this.
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Church Lane, Margaretting
Streetmap links
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Church Lane, Margaretting
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Church Lane, Margaretting
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Church Lane, Margaretting general view map
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Church Lane, Margaretting
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Photographic notes
You can shoot both ways, lovely and quiet so no problems if you want to film. Even at night the crossing is lit very well! The gates spend more time down than up!
General views - All photographs © Tony Rispoli unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north east
Fig 2 - Looking north east
Fig 3 - Looking south west
Location Video
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
