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Location notes
A Small village in North Essex, split by the A12, just south of Colchester.
Railway type and traffic
Located on the Great Eastern Mainline, the Sudbury line branches off from the Down line in the station, and the Marks Tey Rail Sidings are located just north of the station on the up side.
Lots of EMUs (Class 321 and 360) and Loco Hauled (Class 86s and 90s with InterCity sets) on passenger services and occasional DMUs (Class 170s) passing on the mainline, Sudbury line has a DMU shuttle service (Class 150 weekdays, 153 Weekend)
Quite a lot of freight heading to or from Harwich and Felixstowe (usually Class 86, 90 and 66) The sand train runs from the Sidings North of the station, this is usually a 66, but sometimes a 60. DRS Flask (with Class 20) runs past once a week.
Lots of EMUs (Class 321 and 360) and Loco Hauled (Class 86s and 90s with InterCity sets) on passenger services and occasional DMUs (Class 170s) passing on the mainline, Sudbury line has a DMU shuttle service (Class 150 weekdays, 153 Weekend)
Quite a lot of freight heading to or from Harwich and Felixstowe (usually Class 86, 90 and 66) The sand train runs from the Sidings North of the station, this is usually a 66, but sometimes a 60. DRS Flask (with Class 20) runs past once a week.
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RTT Link Marks Tey
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Environment
A rural location in North Essex, Station is usually deserted of passengers for most of the hour (all trains which stop are between xx:30 and xx:55 Off peak). Station is staffed until about 21:00 daily.
Road directions
The village is split by the A12, and the station is located on a side road on the A120, head towards the roundabout for the A120, and follow signs to Station.
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Marks Tey map co-ordinates
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Parking
Marks Tey has a car park on both sides, these are railway owned pay and display (the car park on the down side can be seen from Platform 2), there is also a pickup bay which you can park in for around 20 minutes. Car Park is patrolled by a private company at random.
Public transport
By Train:
Services from London Liverpool Street to Clacton, and to Colchester Town stop at Marks Tey. From the Country direction only the all stations service from Colchester Town stop at Marks Tey.
By Bus:
First Essex Bus operate services operate services from Chelmsford and Colchester (70) and Braintree and Colchester (71) which stop on the A120, just over the road from the station.
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Services from London Liverpool Street to Clacton, and to Colchester Town stop at Marks Tey. From the Country direction only the all stations service from Colchester Town stop at Marks Tey.
By Bus:
First Essex Bus operate services operate services from Chelmsford and Colchester (70) and Braintree and Colchester (71) which stop on the A120, just over the road from the station.
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Amenities
There are Toilets located in the station, there is a local store, Chip Shop, mini supermarket and Petrol Station and Kiosk located over the other side of the A12 (Walk over the bridge outside the station).
Accommodation
The Marks Tey Hotel is located along the road towards Stanway and Colchester, within minutes of the station, I think its quite expensive though!
Sun Compass
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Streetmap links
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Photographic notes
From platform 2 there are good views of the towards Colchester (Stand near the foot bridge on the platform for best view), in the other direction (towards London) the line curves and you cant see too far, but if you stand near the S Car Stop on platform 2, and watch the signal and listen to auto announcer you will know when train is approaching.
Due to the curvature of the platform, the up side (Platform 1) is not very good for photographs.
You can just see the siding from Platform 2/3 but it is better to walk out of the station via Platform 1, turn left and head into a piece of land used as an extra car park.
Background noise is not too much of a problem, just the slight sound of passing traffic, also the Sun in not too much of a problem in either direction.
Due to the curvature of the platform, the up side (Platform 1) is not very good for photographs.
You can just see the siding from Platform 2/3 but it is better to walk out of the station via Platform 1, turn left and head into a piece of land used as an extra car park.
Background noise is not too much of a problem, just the slight sound of passing traffic, also the Sun in not too much of a problem in either direction.
Links to photographs at this location
DarrenJ's Pics - First Great Eastern (Updated)
General views - All photographs © Darren Johnson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Looking towards Kelvedon (london end) from Platform 2.
Fig 2 - Looking west
The view towards Colchester from platform 2.
Fig 3 - Looking west
Same view as fig 2 but using telephoto lens.
Fig 4 - Looking west
This is the cluttered view towards the sidings, but you can get clearer views if you move towards the handrail down the end of Platform 3 to car park.
Fig 5 - Looking north
This view shows the branch towards Sudbury.
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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.
