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Location notes
Situated on the Norwich - Lowestoft line in Suffolk, close to Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger:
A roughly hourly Greater Anglia Norwich - Lowestoft local service, using class 150 (to be replaced by 156), 153 and 170 DMUs. On the days of the Lowestoft Air show, this has in the past been supplemented by a couple of loco hauled trains, usually in top and tail mode.
Freight:
Infrequent train of 'mudstone' between Lowestoft and Aberdeen, operated by DB Schenker using class 66. May run once every couple of weeks or so.
A roughly hourly Greater Anglia Norwich - Lowestoft local service, using class 150 (to be replaced by 156), 153 and 170 DMUs. On the days of the Lowestoft Air show, this has in the past been supplemented by a couple of loco hauled trains, usually in top and tail mode.
Freight:
Infrequent train of 'mudstone' between Lowestoft and Aberdeen, operated by DB Schenker using class 66. May run once every couple of weeks or so.
Environment
Major road bridge over the railway and river in the middle of the countryside. There are a few houses nearby.
Road directions
The location is the A143 bridge over the railway and the River Waveney, closer to the village of St. Olaves than Haddiscoe. The A143 runs south west from Great Yarmouth.
From Lowestoft:
Take the B1074 from Oulton, via Somerleyton to St. Olaves.
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Haddiscoe map co-ordinates
From Lowestoft:
Take the B1074 from Oulton, via Somerleyton to St. Olaves.
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Haddiscoe map co-ordinates
Parking
Park on the grass verge of the station approach road, by the junction with the A143 south of the bridge.
Public transport
About half the trains call at Haddiscoe station, a short walk down the station access road, but it is a request stop. The local bus operator is First Eastern Counties.
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Amenities
Not many facilities in the immediate vicinity. There may be a small shop in St. Olaves (0.5 miles away) or Haddiscoe (1.5 miles away). Otherwise, the nearest facilities are in Great Yarmouth or Lowestoft.
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Haddiscoe
Streetmap links
Haddiscoe general view map
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Haddiscoe
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Haddiscoe
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Photographic notes
The line runs NW-SE. Shots are possible both ways, but that looking towards Reedham and Norwich is spoiled a little by distant electricity pylons. The shots feature the river in the very flat marshy landscape. Be careful crossing the road; you need to climb over the crash barriers.
Looking towards Norwich (north west) the sun would be right from mid-morning, with the sun on the nose until mid afternoon. Looking towards Lowestoft (south east) the sun would be right from around midday, with the sun on the nose from mid afternoon.
The location would be excellent for videographers due to the flat nature of the land and the long straight railway line. Panning round is not possible due to the width of the bridge. There may be some traffic noise if you are unlucky.
Looking towards Norwich (north west) the sun would be right from mid-morning, with the sun on the nose until mid afternoon. Looking towards Lowestoft (south east) the sun would be right from around midday, with the sun on the nose from mid afternoon.
The location would be excellent for videographers due to the flat nature of the land and the long straight railway line. Panning round is not possible due to the width of the bridge. There may be some traffic noise if you are unlucky.
General views - All photographs © Brian Carter unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Taken with a standard lens at the end of July late in the afternoon looking towards Lowestoft.
Showing one of the Lowestoft Air show trains, with 47200 leading and 47818 on the rear.
Fig 2 - Looking west
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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.
