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Location notes
This location is on the Teesport road Off the A66, the nearest towns are Redcar and Middlesbrough. The line incorporates the Saltburn to Darlington Branch , but also supports Tees Dock, the Freightliner Depot at Wilton and the various Steel plants, including the Blast Furnace that is to be re lit in early December 2011.
Railway type and traffic
The line sees local passenger Traffic operated by class 142s and 156s.
Freight consists of the Cleveland Potash Traffic (cl66) plus various traffic from the port I.e coal, container,etc. and once the Blast furnace is back on line hopefully the Lime Trains will reappear.
Freight consists of the Cleveland Potash Traffic (cl66) plus various traffic from the port I.e coal, container,etc. and once the Blast furnace is back on line hopefully the Lime Trains will reappear.
Environment
The location is opposite Grangetown Signal Box, you are surrounded by industry usually the only thing that you see is traffic for the port, very few people are in the area, you may see an odd Network Rail work person.
Road directions
From Middlesbrough:
Follow the A66 (towards Redcar) and at the singpost 'Teesport A1053' turn Left and follow the road until a slight rise, find a road side park in place.
From Redcar:
Follow the A1085 (Trunk Road) untill signposted A1053 Teesport and A66 Midlesbrough, Take the 3rd exit off the roudabout (signed Teesport) and get into the offside lane, in about 300 yards at the roundabout follow sign post for Teesport, the location is as Middlesbrough directions
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Grangetown Box, Teeside map co-ordinates
Follow the A66 (towards Redcar) and at the singpost 'Teesport A1053' turn Left and follow the road until a slight rise, find a road side park in place.
From Redcar:
Follow the A1085 (Trunk Road) untill signposted A1053 Teesport and A66 Midlesbrough, Take the 3rd exit off the roudabout (signed Teesport) and get into the offside lane, in about 300 yards at the roundabout follow sign post for Teesport, the location is as Middlesbrough directions
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Grangetown Box, Teeside map co-ordinates
Parking
There are no official Car parks, but you can get on the road side near the box or proceed a little further and on the opposite side of the road is a small lay-by.
Public transport
No public Transport passes this site.
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Amenities
There are no toilets or places to eat in the immediate area. But there is an Asda superstore about a 2 mile walk away on the A66.
Accommodation
B&Bs and Hotels are available at Redcar and Middlesbrough, both are only a few miles from the site.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
It might be necessary to adjust the time to suit your visit, this link should open with the current day.
Grangetown Box, Teeside
Streetmap links
Grangetown Box, Teeside general view map
Grangetown Box, Teeside close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Grangetown Box, Teeside
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Grangetown Box, Teeside
Googly map
Grangetown Box, Teeside general view map
Grangetown Box, Teeside close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Grangetown Box, Teeside
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Photographic notes
Good sight of the track can be seen from the various pipe bridges in both directions. The use of a tripod is difficult as these bridges are walkways but a mono pod could be useful, I have taken stills and videos at this location -the sun (when it appears) is usually in a favourable position.
General views - All photographs © Ray Brown unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north east
Fig 2- Looking south east
Fig 3 - Looking north east
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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.
