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Location notes
This spot is on the Ipswich-Cambridge route and is about 2 miles from Bury St Edmunds station and about 1 mile from the town centre.
Railway type and traffic
You would usually see mostly units and you can also on a good day get quite a good lot of freight through from and to Felixstowe.
Environment
The location is in a remote area of the Bartons industrial estate.
Road directions
It is on the Barton Road off of the A143 and is close to John Bankes Honda storage site for cars.
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Barton Industrial, Bury St Edmunds map co-ordinates
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Barton Industrial, Bury St Edmunds map co-ordinates
Parking
It is a car park so basically anywhere you like.
Public transport
Walk up Eastgate street and onto Barton Road and keep walking past the car sales room and EDF energy.
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Amenities
Yes there are toilets in pizza town and Peyton Plaice and Peyton Plaice is the very respectable chippy.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Barton Industrial, Bury St Edmunds
Streetmap links
Barton Industrial, Bury St Edmunds general view map
Barton Industrial, Bury St Edmunds close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Barton Industrial, Bury St Edmunds
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Barton Industrial, Bury St Edmunds
Googly map
Barton Industrial, Bury St Edmunds general view map
Barton Industrial, Bury St Edmunds close up map
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Barton Industrial, Bury St Edmunds
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Photographic notes
You can get really really good pictures when the sun is setting. You can get vidoes and pictures from any angle.
General views - All photographs © Ryan Wade unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west?
Fig 2 - Looking west?
Fig 3 - Looking east?
Fig 4 - Even a shot on the road every once in a while!
Disclaimer
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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.
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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.
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.
