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Location notes
A small station on the line between Dagenham and Grays in Essex. It is also the route out of Tilbury docks into London.
Railway type and traffic
C2C trains run every 30 minutes to Grays and London Fenchurch Street mostly 357.
There are Freightliners passing through on route to and from Tilbury. Mostly Class 66s, but there is (at time of writing in early 2013) a Class 86 working (4M54 from Tilbury @ 1030)
There are Freightliners passing through on route to and from Tilbury. Mostly Class 66s, but there is (at time of writing in early 2013) a Class 86 working (4M54 from Tilbury @ 1030)
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Purfleet Station
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Environment
A suburban area of Essex on the outskirts of London.
Road directions
From the M25 Junction 30/31:
Take the A13 towards Barking and Dagenham and then the next exit onto the A1306 towards Purfleet and Rainham. At the traffic lights turn right and follow this road to the station.
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Purfleet Station map co-ordinates
Take the A13 towards Barking and Dagenham and then the next exit onto the A1306 towards Purfleet and Rainham. At the traffic lights turn right and follow this road to the station.
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Purfleet Station map co-ordinates
Parking
You can park at the station (at cost) or there is on street parking up the road.
Public transport
Take the train to Purfleet from either Liverpool Street or Grays.
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Amenities
Lakeside services is nearby.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Purfleet Station
Streetmap links
Purfleet Station general view map
Purfleet Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Purfleet Station
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Purfleet Station
Googly map
Purfleet Station general view map
Purfleet Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Purfleet Station
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Photographic notes
The line curves sharply east at the Tilbury end of the station so photos can easily be made possible from various spots.
General views - All photographs © Tony Rispoli unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking south
Fig 3 - Looking north
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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.
