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Road directions
From the A10 Ely bypass: Take the B1411 via Little Downham and Pymore. From the A10 Littleport bypass take the A1101 towards Welney and Upwell, turning left onto the B1411 after several miles. Park by the railway bridge, climb up onto the embankment between the road and the river and choose your position on the appropriate side of the line. If you want to get onto the next embankment over you should take the A1101 to where it crosses the washes north of here (close to Welney village) and park there. A footpath runs on the embankment (it may be quite muddy) - but it is a walk of about 3.5 miles! Note that it is common for the A1101 to be closed where it crosses the washes near Welney village if the washes are flooded. It is also possible (or used to be possible) to get shots from the north side of the Welney Washes, involving a 1.5 mile walk from Purls Bridge, accessed from Manea.
Parking
There is a mud lay-by/grass area on the south side of the bridge. You car will always be visible to you if you are on the same side of the bridge.
Public transport
No public transport. You could cycle from Ely or Littleport - the roads are very flat.
Amenities
The best thing to do would be to stop off at Tescos in Ely and get food provisions. There is nothing in the way of toilet facilities in the area though, the nearest would be in Littleport or Ely. There are pubs in Little Downham and Welney.
The line runs North West - South East. The best shots are of trains heading towards Ely (south east), but with multiple units you can also shoot the rear of trains heading the other way. The sun will be on the north side of the line early in the morning, and then on the south side from just before midday. The sun moves off the nose in the middle of the afternoon. It is possible to shoot trains heading the other way, but the view is not especially good. In the winter, sunset and silhouette shots are possible from the north side of the line. When the washes are flooded (a regular occurrence in winter), various reflection shots are possible. The best thing is to go there and have a look at the various possibilities. Videographers could get some good shots here, especially if following trains on the Ely side as they can be seen for some time (stills looking this way are not very good due to the flat landscape and trees in the way). However, due to the open fen land nature of the location I would suggest good wind protection for any kind of video work, perhaps even a seaside wind break type device!!.
