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Location notes
South Muskham is about 3 miles north of Newark on the main ECML route from London - Leeds / Newcastle and Scotland. The location is at a point where the ECML runs on a north - south axis.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger services are provided by East Coast HSTs and Class 91+DVT whilst Hull Trains Pioneers operate a 2-hourly service each way.
Freight services are mainly DB Schenker but few are run at this point to avoid delay to the high speed passenger services.
Freight services are mainly DB Schenker but few are run at this point to avoid delay to the high speed passenger services.
Environment
The line is at a level crossing with an entrance into a caravan park on the eastern side of the line.
Road directions
From the junction of the A1 / A17 / A46 take the A46 into Newark. Follow signs to the centre then turn right onto the A616 marked 'Ollerton'. Follow this to the small roundabout in South Muskham village, where the A617 takes the first entry off the roundabout. Take the third entry from this roundabout and continue down lane to the level crossing.
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South Muskham map co-ordinates
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Parking
Park car on lay-bys located by the level crossing.
Public transport
Accommodation
Nearest accommodation noted, apart from caravan park, was at A1 / A17 / A46 roundabout where there is a Travelodge and associated facilities.
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South Muskham
Streetmap links
South Muskham general view map
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South Muskham
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South Muskham
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South Muskham general view map
South Muskham close up map
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Photographic notes
The location is best in morning from the eastern side. The light becomes head on about 12:00 and then the view is good from the western side only for southbound trains
General views - All photographs © Fred Kerr unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
A Hull Trains service heads for Kings Cross
Fig 2 - Looking south
A northbound ECML express from Kings Cross.
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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.
