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Location notes
The station is in an industrial area of Teeside and is the first station out of Middlesbrough heading towards Newcastle or Darlington. The station is a small island platform with a medium sized car park in the middle.
Railway type and traffic
The traffic is usually formed of Northern 142s and 156s on the Saltburn/Darlington services and also on the Middlesbrough/Newcastle and Hexham services. Transpennine Express operate an hourly service in each direction to Manchester Airport formed of 185s.
Freight is on the decline though as Tees Yard is just after the Station this is an ideal spot. The Bottom end of the yard is visible and expect DB Cargo 66s and the occasional DBC Class 60. Most freight is DBC with Freightliner supplying two Eastbound and one Westbound Freightliner service during daylight hours. There will be occasional GBRf moves as they stable a rake of wagons in Tees Yard.
Freight is on the decline though as Tees Yard is just after the Station this is an ideal spot. The Bottom end of the yard is visible and expect DB Cargo 66s and the occasional DBC Class 60. Most freight is DBC with Freightliner supplying two Eastbound and one Westbound Freightliner service during daylight hours. There will be occasional GBRf moves as they stable a rake of wagons in Tees Yard.
Link to Real Time Trains
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Environment
Being in the middle of an industrial area and being almost opposite the University campus, I would not recommended coming here after dark. The ticket office is normally open till about 23:00.
Road directions
Follow signs off the A66 and A19 into Thornaby. The station is signposted in the area.
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Thornaby Station map co-ordinates
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Thornaby Station map co-ordinates
Parking
The car park here is never full and only costs £2 for the whole day so if you leave your car anywhere I would recommended here.
Public transport
Regular services from Manchester airport, Leeds, York, Northallerton, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Darlington and Saltburn stop here.
Number 214 bus from Middlesbrough stops opposite the station.
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Number 214 bus from Middlesbrough stops opposite the station.
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Amenities
There is a ticket office and waiting room which has a small stands selling snacks and refreshments and toilets.
The centre of Thornaby has not got many shops but it is not a particularly nice area.
The centre of Thornaby has not got many shops but it is not a particularly nice area.
Sun Compass
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Thornaby Station
Streetmap links
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Thornaby Station
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Thornaby Station
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Photographic notes
The light is poor when the sunrises and is often hazy due to the factories however your should not have too much of a problem after 9ish in the morning.
One platform is opposite a road which produces quite a bit of noise but may not really affect the video much.
One platform is opposite a road which produces quite a bit of noise but may not really affect the video much.
General views - All photographs © Daniel Druce unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
Fig 2 - Looking west
Fig 3 - Looking east
Fig 4 - Looking east
Fig 5 - Looking east
Fig 6 - Looking west
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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.
