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Location notes
Scunthorpe station is located in the centre of the town Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire and is served by the route from Doncaster to Wrawby Junction (Barnetby). The station itself is around a 5-10 minute walk from the main shopping area and bus station in the town.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger services are in the hands of First Transpennine Express units; 170 and 185 from Cleethorpes to Manchester Airport and vice versa. Northern units 142/144/153 and odd 150s and 158s between Scunthorpe / Sheffield and Lincoln run hourly throughout the day.
Freight services are in the hands of DB Schenker, Freightliner and Gbrf on various workings these are usually biomass / binliners / coal / oil and steel workings and the odd test trains which usually throw up a 31 or 37/97. There is also a once a month container working from Felixstowe/Hams Hall on a Saturday evening and many light engine movements.
Freight services are in the hands of DB Schenker, Freightliner and Gbrf on various workings these are usually biomass / binliners / coal / oil and steel workings and the odd test trains which usually throw up a 31 or 37/97. There is also a once a month container working from Felixstowe/Hams Hall on a Saturday evening and many light engine movements.
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Environment
A town environment as the station is situated in the centre of the town but still best to be on guard in case any of the nights delightful characters decide to pop out.
Lights are on all night on the station and it is open all night via the side gate near the footbridge so an all night stay is possible although not as busy during the week for freight at night as it is on a Sunday night.
Lights are on all night on the station and it is open all night via the side gate near the footbridge so an all night stay is possible although not as busy during the week for freight at night as it is on a Sunday night.
Road directions
Coming from an easterly direction turn off the M180 at Junction 4 and head towards the A18 westbound and follow this down to the bottom of the hill and cross the first roundabout. At the second roundabout take the third exit and follow the main road that runs parallel to the steelworks station signposted most of the way up.
From the west turn off the M180 at junction 3 and onto the M181 follow to the end until the roundabout take the third exit heading east. Station signposted all the way from there.
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Scunthorpe Station map co-ordinates
From the west turn off the M180 at junction 3 and onto the M181 follow to the end until the roundabout take the third exit heading east. Station signposted all the way from there.
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Scunthorpe Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a car park at the station pay and display which is around £6 - 7 to park in.
Public transport
There are buses from local towns and villages in the area and hourly train services from Doncaster or Cleethorpes.
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Scunthorpe Station
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Scunthorpe Station
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Photographic notes
Morning shots are best taken looking west on platform 2 as the sun is bad looking east. Both ends can be ok for shots as the sun moves round towards the south. Evening shots are best taken looking east as the sun is bad looking west.
Some freights do use the avoider behind the station and this can be irritating at night as there is no light and very difficult to see.
Some freights do use the avoider behind the station and this can be irritating at night as there is no light and very difficult to see.
General views - All photographs © Paul Wright unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north east
Fig 2 - Looking north east
Fig 3 - Looking north east
Fig 4 - Looking north east
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.
