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Location notes
Situated on the North Wales Coast between Flint and Prestatyn.
Railway type and traffic
Mainly DMU operated services of class 142, 150, 156, 158 and 175. Virgin services to and from Holyhead.
A few freight workings (steel from Healey mills to Mostyn docks ), ballast trains from the Penmaenmawr. Charlie Hulmes "The North Wales Coast Railway - Rheilffordd arfordir Gogledd Cymru" website gives some information on the route and is well worth checking.
A few freight workings (steel from Healey mills to Mostyn docks ), ballast trains from the Penmaenmawr. Charlie Hulmes "The North Wales Coast Railway - Rheilffordd arfordir Gogledd Cymru" website gives some information on the route and is well worth checking.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Mostyn Docks
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This link should be close to the location, but may not be the actual location so please check the page. This link will take you to what is happening 'around now'. Dates and times can be changed at the top of the page.
Environment
A relatively quiet industrial, dockland, area.
Road directions
Mostyn docks is directly of the A548, which runs between Flint and Prestatyn.
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Mostyn Docks map co-ordinates
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Mostyn Docks map co-ordinates
Parking
On road next to location.
Public transport
A bus from either Flint or Prestatyn.
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Amenities
None noted at the location.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Mostyn Docks
Streetmap links
Mostyn Docks general view map
Mostyn Docks close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Mostyn Docks
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Mostyn Docks
Googly map
Mostyn Docks general view map
Mostyn Docks close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Mostyn Docks
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Photographic notes
Best in the morning or early afternoon for services from the west, when sun is more or less behind the camera, evening for shots of services from the east.
Unfortunately there is quite a lot of background noise to hamper videographers.
Unfortunately there is quite a lot of background noise to hamper videographers.
General views - All photographs © Steven Wakefield unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Looking in the Chester direction.
Fig 2 - Looking west
Looking in the Holyhead direction.
Disclaimer
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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.
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.
