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Location notes
A foot crossing about 3 miles north of Grantham on the East Coast Main Line.
Railway type and traffic
A busy two track section of the East Coast Main Line. Passenger traffic is mainly Virgin East Coast class 91s and HSTs, with workings from First Hull Trains 180s, and Grand Central 180s/HSTs.
There is quite a bit of freight traffic including DB Schenker, Freightliner and GBRf 66s, the occasional 92 or 60.
There is quite a bit of freight traffic including DB Schenker, Freightliner and GBRf 66s, the occasional 92 or 60.
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Environment
Open countryside.
Road directions
This location is easy to reach by car as it is close to the A1. You will need to take the Marston turning off the A1 about 2 miles north of Grantham. This turning can be identified as it has a Texaco petrol station situated right on the junction on the southbound carriageway. Once you have turned off of the A1, follow this road into the village of Marston. As you are leaving the north side of the village, there is a sharp left hand bend, on this bend there is a right turn called Frinkley Lane, take this turning and follow the road all the way to the railway.
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Marston, Frinkley Lane Crossing map co-ordinates
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Parking
The location is a foot crossing and it is possible to park your car right next to the crossing.
Public transport
Amenities
Petrol station with small shop on the Marston turn of the A1, and a service station on the Gonerby roundabout (A1) about half a mile south of the Marston turn.
Sun Compass
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Marston, Frinkley Lane Crossing
Streetmap links
Marston, Frinkley Lane Crossing general view map
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Marston, Frinkley Lane Crossing
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Marston, Frinkley Lane Crossing
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Marston, Frinkley Lane Crossing
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Photographic notes
Still Photography Notes:
The line here runs slightly north west to south east and the sun is on the east side of the line until about 11:00. Southbound trains will be lit with sun on the nose in the morning, however, although there is a northbound shot from the eastern side, it will be back lit. When the sun has moved round to the west side of the line, it is possible to photograph southbound trains from the crossing, or from a slightly wider position. The best shot at this location is the northbound shot from the west side of the line which will get the sun on the nose later in the day. A summer evening here for northbound trains is well recommended. The eastern side of the line suffers a little with shadows during the winter months, but the western side is totally open and receive light until the sun sets.
Video Photography Notes:
Southbound trains are on a climb of about 1 in 200, so anything diesel or steam hauled will be working. The eastern side offers good scope for using a zoom lens and following the train up the straight, but it is not possible to go out wide for a pan shot on the eastern side of the line. The western side of the line is best for video, as it is possible to go wide and if panning it is possible to follow a train for about a mile. Train speeds here are very fast, with the express services passing here at close to 125mph.
The line here runs slightly north west to south east and the sun is on the east side of the line until about 11:00. Southbound trains will be lit with sun on the nose in the morning, however, although there is a northbound shot from the eastern side, it will be back lit. When the sun has moved round to the west side of the line, it is possible to photograph southbound trains from the crossing, or from a slightly wider position. The best shot at this location is the northbound shot from the west side of the line which will get the sun on the nose later in the day. A summer evening here for northbound trains is well recommended. The eastern side of the line suffers a little with shadows during the winter months, but the western side is totally open and receive light until the sun sets.
Video Photography Notes:
Southbound trains are on a climb of about 1 in 200, so anything diesel or steam hauled will be working. The eastern side offers good scope for using a zoom lens and following the train up the straight, but it is not possible to go out wide for a pan shot on the eastern side of the line. The western side of the line is best for video, as it is possible to go wide and if panning it is possible to follow a train for about a mile. Train speeds here are very fast, with the express services passing here at close to 125mph.
General views - All photographs © Jason Cross unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south - Image © Ashley Waterfall
Fig 2 - Looking north - Image © Ashley Waterfall
Fig 3 - Looking south - Image © Ashley Waterfall
Fig 4 - Looking south - Image © Ashley Waterfall
Fig 5 - Looking north - Image © Ashley Waterfall
Fig 6 - East side, facing south
Fig 7 - West Side, facing south
Fig 8 - East side, facing north
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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.
