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Location notes
A busy junction station near to the Humber oil refineries and iron works in Linconshire.
For people interested in all night 'spotting' visits if it worth noting that the station lights are automatically switched off around 01:30. The unmanned station will then be in darkness.
Prior to 2016 the location and surrounding area was controlled by signal boxes and semaphore signals. These were removed over the Christmas period of 2015 and the whole area now has colour light signals. The remaining boxes are supposed to be removed during 2016.
For people interested in all night 'spotting' visits if it worth noting that the station lights are automatically switched off around 01:30. The unmanned station will then be in darkness.
Prior to 2016 the location and surrounding area was controlled by signal boxes and semaphore signals. These were removed over the Christmas period of 2015 and the whole area now has colour light signals. The remaining boxes are supposed to be removed during 2016.
Railway type and traffic
Some units on passenger workings but the main focus of traffic is the DB Schenker and Freightliner hauled freights. Humber Oil, Scunthorpe Iron and coal traffic is predominant with at least 3 or 4 trains an hour. These trains are mostly 66 hauled but expcet a few 60s to appear.
Environment
Barnetby is a small village, the station usually has a number of enthusiasts on it.
Road directions
From the end of the M180 Barnetby le Wold is signposted to the south. The station is well signposted in the village.
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Barnetby map co-ordinates
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Barnetby map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a free station car park.
Public transport
Amenities
There is a pub opposite the station. Also, there is a Chippy about 250 yards down the road - It is closed on Mondays and between 13:00 and 16:30.
There are also public toilets situated on the approach road to the station, though these are not open 24hrs.
There are also public toilets situated on the approach road to the station, though these are not open 24hrs.
Sun Compass
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Barnetby
Streetmap links
Barnetby general view map
Barnetby close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Barnetby
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Barnetby
Googly map
Barnetby general view map
Barnetby close up map
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Photographic notes
The light will favour south east bound trains from around midday. The foot bridge provides a number of different levels from which to shoot, giving you a 'classic' shot of a train approaching from the north east.
Links to photographs at this location
53a Pictures
Rail-net GWRB tour- North Yorkshire Perambulations
General views - All photographs © Marcus Dawson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north east
Fig 2 - Looking south west
Fig 3 - Looking south west
Fig 4 - Looking south west
Fig 5 - Looking north east
Fig 6 - A view of the footbridge
Location Video
Busy Moments at Barnetby
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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.
