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Location notes
A reasonably busy road bridge overlooking Barry Town Station and the curve off the Barry Island Branch.
Railway type and traffic
A busy suburban type-line. Mostly Arriva Trains Wales units from Classes 142, 143, 150 and 153.
DB Schenker operated coal trains to and from Aberthaw Power Station, generally Class 66 hauled.
This line is also used for diversions when the Cardiff to Bridgend via Pontyclun route is closed, bringing First Great Western HSTs and more ATW DMUs past Barry.
DB Schenker operated coal trains to and from Aberthaw Power Station, generally Class 66 hauled.
This line is also used for diversions when the Cardiff to Bridgend via Pontyclun route is closed, bringing First Great Western HSTs and more ATW DMUs past Barry.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Barry Town
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Environment
A road bridge with wide pavements located close to Barry town centre, and although Barry is a bit rough around the edges, the spot seems safe enough, with friendly locals, maybe best to hide equipment, if only to avoid awkward questions..
Road directions
Located on the A4055 - strangely for a town location, no road name is apparent! Take directions for the town centre or Island, then once in Barry, following directions to Barry Island should cause you to pass the spot.
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Barry Town map co-ordinates
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Barry Town map co-ordinates
Parking
Parking available at Barry station, street parking also available in nearby roads such as Miskin Street and Clifton Street, it may be hard to find a parking location within a level walk of the spot, as the area is pretty steeply graded!
Public transport
Frequent trains from Cardiff and the Valleys, and an hourly service from Bridgend.
Bus timetables for the area can be found here), the Route 96 from Cardiff has a half-hourly frequency.
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Bus timetables for the area can be found here), the Route 96 from Cardiff has a half-hourly frequency.
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Amenities
A wide selection of takeaways and a pub or two are available in nearby Broad Street.
There is also a Morrisons supermarket and a KFC just to the east in Barry.
There is also a Morrisons supermarket and a KFC just to the east in Barry.
Accommodation
Barry, being a seaside location, has lots of accommodation, including a Premier Inn in the redeveloped dockside area and smaller establishments in the town centre.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Barry Town
Streetmap links
Barry Town general view map
Barry Town close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Barry Town
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Barry Town
Googly map
Barry Town general view map
Barry Town close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Barry Town
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Photographic notes
The best view is looking towards the Island Branch, where a tight slow speed curve offers interesting picture opportunities, shots looking towards the station are also possible, those of Bridgend bound trains have a rather nice backdrop of Barry town. A rather tight shot is also possible looking towards Bridgend from the other side of the bridge.
The sun is best for each for each viewpoint as follows:
Looking towards the Island Branch: Summer evenings Looking towards Barry Station: Mornings for the town backdrop, afternoon looking towards the docks. Looking towards Bridgend: Mornings.
For videos there will be a fair amount of traffic and pedestrian noise.
The sun is best for each for each viewpoint as follows:
For videos there will be a fair amount of traffic and pedestrian noise.
General views - All photographs © Tim Squires unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking south
Fig 3 - Looking north east
Fig 4 - Looking east
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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.
