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Location notes
Just to the east of the Suffolk County show ground this is a gated road crossing over the Ipswich to Felixstowe branch.
Railway type and traffic
The passenger traffic is multiple units on the Ipswich to Felixstowe shuttle which is usually the same unit all day. But the primary traffic on the branch is freight to the port of Felixstowe. This is modal traffic in the hands of DB/Freightliner/GBRf 66s and Freightliner 70s.
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RTT Link Nacton, Piggeries Crossing
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Environment
An open location with no direct cover from the elements. The crossing is quite narrow and you would, depending on position, be standing a couple of feet from the line.
Road directions
Come off the A14 at junction 58 and follow the A1156 back towards Ipswich, also signed Trinity Park on the Roundabout exit. Follow the road and you will pass back over the A14. Shortly after this you should reach a car dealership on the right. There is a residential road running parallel to the main road you can either drive down this or turn left just after the Shepherd and Dog pub you should see a 40mph speed triangle at this turn. The location is then directly in front of you.
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Nacton, Piggeries Crossing map co-ordinates
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Nacton, Piggeries Crossing map co-ordinates
Parking
There are spaces directly opposite the crossing on both sides. Although, obviously, you will have to drive over the line to reach the other side. The closest spaces are part of retail establishments so it may be necessary to park a few feet further away.
Public transport
There is a bus stop opposite the location. First Suffolk service 75 calls here.
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Amenities
The Shepherd and Dog pub is just across the road which serves carvery food. A mile or so to the west is a Sainsburys superstore and just past that are other food outlets including Burger King and larger chain restaurants.
Sun Compass
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Nacton, Piggeries Crossing
Streetmap links
Nacton, Piggeries Crossing general view map
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Nacton, Piggeries Crossing
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Nacton, Piggeries Crossing
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Photographic notes
A very head on shot in either direction with curves in the distance making this location more preferable to telephoto users. The view is open from all four corners of the crossing. There is plenty of notice of approaching trains as, in addition to the red/green light there is a warble siren that sounds a good 60 seconds before the trian arrives.
The line is single track. But there is no places for workings to pass between Derby Road and Felixstowe. So if something has passed Trimley heading for Ipswich nothing will head in the other direction.
Although the Trimley RTT page shows all workings on the branch you can simply list workings in one direction only by looking at:
Levington Signal Co617 for Felixstowe bound workings
Levington Signal Co622 for workings bound for Ipswich and beyond
The line is single track. But there is no places for workings to pass between Derby Road and Felixstowe. So if something has passed Trimley heading for Ipswich nothing will head in the other direction.
Although the Trimley RTT page shows all workings on the branch you can simply list workings in one direction only by looking at:
Levington Signal Co617 for Felixstowe bound workings
Levington Signal Co622 for workings bound for Ipswich and beyond
General views - All photographs © Marcus Dawson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
Seen from the southern side of the corssing. The Ipswich bound working iis about to pass over a small foot crossing. The shot is taken at about 200mm
Fig 2 - Looking west
Fromn the northern side of the crossing a 153 heads for Ispwich
Fig 3 - Looking east
A Felixstowe bound liner seen from the northern side of the crossing.
Location Video
At the start of this video you can hear both the 'singing' rails and the warble of the foot crossing siren which both indicate an approaching train.
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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.
