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Location notes
Just outside Ipswich on the Felixstowe branch.
Railway type and traffic
Class 153/156/170 on Felixstowe Greater Anglia services.
Class 66 and Class 70 hauled freight traffic to Felixstowe.
Class 66 and Class 70 hauled freight traffic to Felixstowe.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Derby Road, Suffolk
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Environment
A small station with not much nearby.
Road directions
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Derby Road, Suffolk map co-ordinates
Parking
There is no parking for the station, the actual station car park is now a car dealership. However it is possible to park on nearby road with no concerns as long as you check the road for restrictions.
Public transport
Regular services from Ipswich. There is a roughly hourly service but also a bus route nearby.
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Amenities
There are a few shops and a chippy to the south of the station on Felixstowe Road.
There is a local model railway shop, the Ipswich Model Railway Centre on Tomline Road.
There is a local model railway shop, the Ipswich Model Railway Centre on Tomline Road.
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Derby Road, Suffolk
Streetmap links
Derby Road, Suffolk general view map
Derby Road, Suffolk close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Derby Road, Suffolk
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Derby Road, Suffolk
Googly map
Derby Road, Suffolk general view map
Derby Road, Suffolk close up map
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Derby Road, Suffolk
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Photographic notes
The station is on a long passing loop on the single line, freight is often moving quite slowly at this point and will often stop. However, the loco will be out of sight as the platforms are roughly in the middle of the loop.
General views - All photographs © Tony Rispoli unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking south
Fig 3 - Looking north
Fig 4 - Looking north - Image © Marcus Dawson.
Fig 5 - Looking north - Image © Marcus Dawson.
Fig 6 - Looking south - Image © Marcus Dawson.
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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.
