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Location notes
This spectacular viaduct is located in the Highlands a few miles north of the famous Slochd summit which is the Highland Main Line to Inverness.
Railway type and traffic
This is on the Highland Main line between Inverness and Perth. Scotrail DMUs, East Coast HSTs and the Caledonian Sleeper all use this route as well as regular enthusiast specials.
Environment
This location is in a very quiet and peaceful hamlet of Findhorm and close to a larger place called Tomatin.
Road directions
This location which is a few miles north of Slochd summit on the A9. Heading north after the summit you will see a left onto a small road signposted Tomatin. This road crosses the railway which will then be on your right as it follows the road. When you descend into the valley a large concrete bridge crosses the river. This is your location, Findhorn Bridge.
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Tomatin, Findhorn Viaduct map co-ordinates
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Tomatin, Findhorn Viaduct map co-ordinates
Parking
Plenty of parking.
Public transport
Amenities
No facilities at all at this location.
Accommodation
Inverness will be the place for accommodation.
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Tomatin, Findhorn Viaduct
Streetmap links
Tomatin, Findhorn Viaduct general view map
Tomatin, Findhorn Viaduct close up map
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Tomatin, Findhorn Viaduct
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Tomatin, Findhorn Viaduct
Googly map
Tomatin, Findhorn Viaduct general view map
Tomatin, Findhorn Viaduct close up map
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Tomatin, Findhorn Viaduct
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Photographic notes
Being a quietish road videography should be good, tho you may need a good zoom lens.
General views - All photographs © Ken Brunt unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
The viaduct in this view is around 3/4 of a mile away.
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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.
