Trains & Tones at Marks Tey, GEML | 13/10/18

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A enjoyable day at Marks Tey during the day of the Essex diverts due to engineering works between Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds thus all freights to Felixstowe had to approach from the West.
Joining me here were:
The Great Eastern Trainspotter: / @thegreateasterntrains...
TrainSpotEast: / @trainspoteast
Uk Mainline: / @035productions
The Essex Train Fan: / @theessextrainfan5292
AT Trains: / @alexthubbron7355
Marks Tey info:
Marks Tey railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England, serving the village of Marks Tey, Essex. It is 46 miles 49 chains (75.02 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and on the GEML is situated between Kelvedon to the west and Colchester and to the east. Marks Tey is also the southern terminus of the Gainsborough Line to Sudbury. Its three-letter station code is MKT. The up (London bound) Platform 1 has an operational length for nine-coach trains, the down (Colchester bound) Platform 2 can accommodate eleven-coach trains and Platform 3 (Sudbury branch) has an operational length for two-coach trains.
The station was opened in 1843 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is currently operated by Greater Anglia, who also operate all trains serving it, as part of the East Anglia franchise.
History:
The station opened in 1843 for services on the Great Eastern Main Line, and the Sudbury branch line followed in 1849. From that date until 1889 the station was known as Marks Tey Junction. The branch line is only accessible to trains travelling from Colchester "up" towards London.
The opening of the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway off the Sudbury branch in 1860 and the extension of the branch beyond Sudbury via the Stour Valley Railway in 1865 to Cambridge added importance to Marks Tey as a junction, allowing through-trains from Colchester.
These passenger services were gradually cut back and the closure of the Sudbury to Cambridge link in March 1967 saw the end of through running.
An 1897 survey shows sidings on the "up" side at the Colchester end of the main line platform but the main concentration of sidings including a goods shed and a turntable are on the "down" side at the Colchester end primarily servicing the branch line.
Accidents and incidents:
On 29 December 1906, 34 people sustained minor injuries in a collision between two portions of a split passenger train at Marks Tey. As the main portion of the 5:30 pm service from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich came to an unscheduled stop at the station, the rear portion had been erroneously detached from the front section and crashed into the rear of it at low speed.
On 12 June 2008, a freight train was partially derailed at Marks Tey due to a track defect, causing minor injury to its two crew members. As it passed through the station at 2:05 pm two wheelsets on one of the wagons were derailed, also causing damage to the rolling stock and to infrastructure.
Services:
The typical off-peak service along the Great Eastern Main Line is two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street, one to Ipswich and one to Colchester Town. There is an hourly service along the branch line to Sudbury.
During peak times service frequencies may be increased and calling patterns varied. All services are operated by Greater Anglia.

[@michaelnunnery6394]

It’s great to see the class 90 with a rake of coaches.

[@richardoakey894]

Brilliant video

[@robertallsop699]

Another good one - never fail to be impressed by the sheer length of the freights.

[@trainsontuesday]

Another really good location Richard, I especially liked the telephoto shots. David.

[@Desiro360]

Very good video which was fun to watch, well done. :)

[@channelnotinuse4078]

Cool video

[@channelnotinuse4078]

Nice one

[@channelnotinuse4078]

1:31 bloody hell that was loud

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

were you at marks tey today (26/01/2019) because I saw a group of guys with cameras and tripods etc on that platform and that place. There was freight diverts today which made me wonder if one of you guys were there. I went down to Hatfield Peveral and had a great time and there was some good straight sections of track to get some decent shots, I recommend you go down there and give it a try because today was my first time there and it was great. anyway if it was you there today you looked like you were having a great time and if you were wondering I came down on the Sudbury train which arrived at 12:45 and got the late running 13:18 to Hatfield Peveral. if you want you can have a look at my video which I'll be uploading in a sec ;)

[@RichardChalklin]

Yes i was one of them there

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Nice look forward to seeing your video :)

[@maximilianhart1519]

Good locations in all your videos... But when you use a camera tripod it would be even better :)

[@RichardChalklin]

Maximilian Hart Which I did at 13:10 for the freight. Plus my tripod is massive so I don't take it much

[@mrorangeaventra4683]

1:31 Holey crisis that's loud

[@cmcevents3938]

good

[@delticmatt7869]

Fucking hell 1:32 new ears please