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Location notes
Wymondham is a small town west of Norwich on the line from there to Ely and Peterborough. It used to be the junction for the branch to Dereham. This connection is still in use allowing access to the Mid-Norfolk Railway which has a separate station in the town.
Railway type and traffic
There are roughly two passenger trains an hour along the line, one being a East Midlands Trains service from Norwich to Liverpool, the other being a Greater service to Cambridge. Most of these trains stop at Wymondham. Freight traffic on this route is sparse though there is an occasional aggregates working between Mountsorrel and Norwich. There is a regular programme of excursion trains originating from the Preserved line to Dereham some of which reverse at Wymondham.
Environment
Wymondham is a small, quiet market town and is a 5-10 minute walk from the station. The station buildings have been very well restored and have a cafe on the Norwich bound platform.
Road directions
Wymondham is just of the main A11 trunk road west of Norwich. The town itself is on the B1172 with the station being about 200 yards south of this road from the traffic lights nearest the town centre.
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Wymondham map co-ordinates
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Wymondham map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a station car park.
Public transport
There are regular train services stopping at Wymondham from Norwich and also through services from Ely, Cambridge, Peterborough, Nottingham and stations to Sheffield and Manchester (including almost an hourly service from Hunts Cross on the outskirts of Liverpool!)
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Amenities
There are toilets on the station, a cafe and a pub at the bottom of the Approach Road. There are plenty of shops and pubs in the town centre a short walk away.
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Photographic notes
There is a good selection of Semaphore signals at Wymondham, also fairly unusually now Telegraph Poles, and the station itself is worth photographing.
The light is best in a morning for trains heading towards Norwich passing the signal box from the west and in the afternoon for trains entering the station from the east.
The light is best in a morning for trains heading towards Norwich passing the signal box from the west and in the afternoon for trains entering the station from the east.
General views - All photographs © Mark Bearton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
From the footbridge
Fig 2 - Looking west
Fig 3 - Looking east
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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.
