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Location notes
Located on the ECML, north of Huntingdon, this is a foot crossing over the ECML at the top end of Rectory Lane.
Railway type and traffic
Expect to see East Coast HSTs, 225 sets; Grand Central HSTs & 180 DMUs; First Hull Trains 180 DMUs; First Capital Connect services are operated by a mixture of Class 317, Class 321 and Class 365 units.
The odd daytime freight working also passes through here, including the Biggleswade Plasmor flow, the Dollands Moor - Scunthorpe Steel and Thamesport - Leeds Freightliner.
The odd daytime freight working also passes through here, including the Biggleswade Plasmor flow, the Dollands Moor - Scunthorpe Steel and Thamesport - Leeds Freightliner.
Environment
Located at the end of Rectory Lane is a foot crossing across the ECML. Used by ramblers and cyclists to cross the railway to some cottages and side roads at the back of the old American airbase of Alconbury.
Road directions
From the South:
Take the A1/A14 to Huntingdon and onto the A141 towards March. At the roundabout for Tescos follow the signposts for Abbots Ripton. Upon entering the village, Rectory Lane is on your left hand side. Follow the single lane track to its end.
From the North:
From the A1(M) Junction 15, at the fourth roundabout turn left and follow signs to Abbots Ripton. Upon entering the village, Rectory Lane is on your right just past the church. Rectory Lane is a single track lane, follow it to its end.
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Abbots Ripton Foot Crossing map co-ordinates
Take the A1/A14 to Huntingdon and onto the A141 towards March. At the roundabout for Tescos follow the signposts for Abbots Ripton. Upon entering the village, Rectory Lane is on your left hand side. Follow the single lane track to its end.
From the North:
From the A1(M) Junction 15, at the fourth roundabout turn left and follow signs to Abbots Ripton. Upon entering the village, Rectory Lane is on your right just past the church. Rectory Lane is a single track lane, follow it to its end.
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Abbots Ripton Foot Crossing map co-ordinates
Parking
You can park on the side verges at the end of the lane. The gatekeepers lodge is a private house, so take care not to block their access.
Public transport
Abbots Ripton is not on a bus route, this is a car / bike only location.
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Amenities
There is a pub in the village serving food, otherwise there is fast food / Tescos at Huntingdon.
Accommodation
Nearest Hotel is probably either in Huntingdon or Redwings on the B1043 just north of Sawtry.
Sun Compass
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Abbots Ripton Foot Crossing
Streetmap links
Abbots Ripton Foot Crossing general view map
Abbots Ripton Foot Crossing close up map
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Abbots Ripton Foot Crossing
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Abbots Ripton Foot Crossing
Googly map
Abbots Ripton Foot Crossing general view map
Abbots Ripton Foot Crossing close up map
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Abbots Ripton Foot Crossing
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Photographic notes
Excellent location for Southbound ECML services whenever the sun is out.
General views - All photographs © Mark Jubb unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking north
Location Video
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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.
