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good places for trains 01/09/2011 at 19:36 #20475
ipswich
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im after some good places to see loads of trains not just passenger

note: i dont want to be hundreds of miles away from peterborough
not a night tim
and finally dont want to spend over £30 in fares

sorry if this is in wrong place mods feel free to move to a more appropriate place

Last edited: 01/09/2011 at 19:40 by ipswich
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Re: good places for trains 01/09/2011 at 19:45 #20476
jc92
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have u tried looking at a railway line?
"We don't stop camborne wednesdays"
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Re: good places for trains 01/09/2011 at 19:46 #20477
Steamer
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Barnetby for freight, if the South Humberside TT is still accurate, or Doncaster, although looking at an outdated Freightmaster how much freight you get could be down to luck.
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Re: good places for trains 01/09/2011 at 19:57 #20479
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YouTube?
Flickr?

Do some searchin' and you'll find loads of trains!

Any views and / or opinions expressed by myself are from me personally and do not represent those of any company I either work for or am a consultant for.
Last edited: 01/09/2011 at 19:57 by UKTrainMan
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Re: good places for trains 01/09/2011 at 22:16 #20492
Stanyon
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doncaster is a good variety so is peterbrough lol
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Re: good places for trains 02/09/2011 at 08:47 #20499
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Barnetby is very variable depending on the coal plan, and Doncaster likewise (has a habit of being quiet in the afternoons). Peterborough varies depending on stone traffic. Depending on what you call a long way from Peterborough, somewhere like Nuneaton/Water Orton/Tamworth (Water Orton in the mornings is busier than the West Coast) are good bets.

If you're looking for a Saturday, then it has to be Doncaster at the moment with the variety of workings, light engine moves and engineers trains.

God bless, Daniel Wilson
Last edited: 02/09/2011 at 08:48 by onlydjw
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Re: good places for trains 02/09/2011 at 13:09 #20506
Neil
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http://www.trainspots.co.uk/index.php

Regards,

Neil

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Re: good places for trains 02/09/2011 at 14:21 #20510
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Ely is good allrounder and if you pick the right time you can see engineers trains go through from whitemoor yard.
and also your name sake ipswich is a good place.

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Re: good places for trains 02/09/2011 at 18:33 #20515
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WCML can be good for freight but I think it can be variable. Last time I was on it with some mates, between London Euston and Bletchley, was a Monday and we didn't get much freight at all.
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