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Location notes
Situated just north of Ipswich on the Great Eastern Main Line to Norwich.
Railway type and traffic
The line sees all the London to Norwich expresses plus a great deal of freight heading to and from Felixstowe. There is also a stone terminal here which has regular traffic.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Barham
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Environment
Although the location is close to the busy A14 and boarders the Great Eastern Mainline it is a isolated spot.
Road directions
Come off the A14 at Claydon and follow the road through the village. Once you have passed though Cladon then the next left turn leads you back across the A14 on to an access road. On the access road you're greeted with a sign saying private property as the land is owned by a fishing club. Whist this is true there is a public right of way across their land which leads to the location.
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Barham map co-ordinates
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Barham map co-ordinates
Parking
At the entrance or on the road.
Public transport
Amenities
Go back down Penthouse Lane, turn left and 50 yards on the left is the Sorrel Horse Pub, excellent bar meals. Claydon has 2 pubs and a general stores.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Barham
Streetmap links
Barham general view map
Barham close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Barham
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Barham
Googly map
Barham general view map
Barham close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Barham
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Photographic notes
Fairly close to the line side at the crossing, but walking around the sand pits is useful to find some wildlife and scenic shots of pasing trains.
You are surrounded by disused gravel pits which have been landscaped and turned into a wildlife area. The location offers views from both sides as it is a footpath across the main line. The views are fairly tight.
General views - All photographs © Rob Gooding unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking south
Taken from the fields to the west of the location.
Fig 3 - Looking south
Fig 4 - Looking north
Fig 5 - Looking north
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.
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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.
