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Location notes
A small station on the Ipswich to Felixstowe Line, in Suffolk.
Railway type and traffic
A single unit, usually 153 or 156, will travel up to Ipswich and Down to Felixstowe throughout the day. It is usually the same unit all day, baring failures.
However, you will see ANY Freight going in and out of Felixstowe Docks - put simply, it has to come through Derby Road Station.
Freight wise, all the traffic from Felixstowe Docks pass through the station.
Expect mostly DB Schenker and Freightliner 66s, with the odd class 70. GBRf have daily workings and DRS locomotives appear from time to time on hire to Freightliner. With Felixstowe growing as a port and a destination for rail freight, this may well increase.
However, you will see ANY Freight going in and out of Felixstowe Docks - put simply, it has to come through Derby Road Station.
Freight wise, all the traffic from Felixstowe Docks pass through the station.
Expect mostly DB Schenker and Freightliner 66s, with the odd class 70. GBRf have daily workings and DRS locomotives appear from time to time on hire to Freightliner. With Felixstowe growing as a port and a destination for rail freight, this may well increase.
Environment
Suburbs of Ipswich. Seems fairly quiet, but best to avoid Norwich City colours!
Road directions
Come off the A14, after crossing the Orwell Bridge, and take the next junction on to the A1189 (1st exit off roundabout). The go straight across the next two roundabouts and left (1st exit) at the third, which is just after you pass under the line. Continue along the A1156, Felixstowe Road to the next roundabout. There will be a church on your right, take the 1st exit and continue on the Felixstowe Road. Derby road is about a mile along on the right and the station is signposted.
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Derby Road Station map co-ordinates
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Derby Road Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a Pay and Display Car Park at Station, Parking may also be available in local roads.
Public transport
Get the train from either Felixstowe or Ipswich, depending on where you are coming from. 90% of the time, trains from Ipswich leave from Platform 1.
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Amenities
There is a pub opposite the station, excellent Bakery and Newsagent nearby
Accommodation
Pub opposite offers accommodation I believe, failing that Ipswich is not far away.
Sun Compass
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Derby Road Station
Streetmap links
Derby Road Station general view map
Derby Road Station close up map
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Derby Road Station
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Derby Road Station
Googly map
Derby Road Station general view map
Derby Road Station close up map
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Derby Road Station
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Photographic notes
Station is on a curve, but line towards Felixstowe is visible for some distance. You will hear freight coming before you see it. Being the last point on the line before it singles Felixstowe bound trains often pause here, awaiting a train from the docks to clear the single section.
General views - All photographs © Stuart Fairway unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north west
A Felixstowe bound liner.
Fig 2 - Looking north west
From the road bridge, a Felixstowe bound liner.
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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.
