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Location notes
Barway is a village in the middle of the fens, a couple of miles from either Ely or Soham in Cambridgeshire.It is on the single track Bury St Edmunds to Ely line.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger services are ONE units: either 150, 156 or 170s.
Freight trains are normally Container trains to and from Felixstowe or Harwich, although other types do feature.
Freight trains are normally Container trains to and from Felixstowe or Harwich, although other types do feature.
Environment
Barway Crossing is in open fields. Barway village has only one road in and out. Located in the village is a large vegetable processing and packing factory, so expect large numbers of Artics to thunder past you. Barway also has a bus company (Leroy's A&P Travel) so expect older double deckers at school times. The only building is the crossing keepers cottage, and a few barns. There are several lay-bys to park in.
Road directions
Take the A142 from Ely (the road past the station) towards Newmarket. After a couple of miles you will see a right turn to Barway. Keep going straight, and you will find yourself at the crossing.
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Barway Crossing map co-ordinates
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Barway Crossing map co-ordinates
Parking
In the lay-bys
Public transport
Take the Stagecoach X12 (Cambridge - Newmarket - Ely) and alight at the turning on the main road.
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Amenities
There is nothing at the site and Barway village has no shops at all. The nearest facilities are in either Soham or Ely.
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Barway Crossing
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Barway Crossing
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Barway Crossing
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Photographic notes
Trains heading in the Ely direction provide the best angle from this location. There is also a side road to Soham that turns off by the Crossing. You can either walk or drive down this road to get a picture of south/east bound traffic.
General views - All photographs © David Beardmore unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south east
Fig 2 - Looking west - Image © Brian Carter
As a slight alternate location, the occupation crossing just to the south east of the AHB crossing. As you can see, the lineside is completely clear and you can, if you want, get an even less head-on angle (but the railway is slightly raised). The view the other way is very similar, but a mirror image.
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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.
