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Location notes
Just north of the Forth estuary about 10 miles north of Edinburgh.
Railway type and traffic
DB Schenker coal and balancing empties, ScotRail Fife Circle, Edinburgh to Inverness/Aberdeen/Dundee, Virgin South to Aberdeen/Dundee, East Coast to Aberdeen services all cross the Forth Bridge.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Jamestown Viaduct, Inverkeithing - North west view
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Environment
Rural. There is a sewage works near by and this can, mostly when the wind is coming from the west, result in some unpleasant smells.
Road directions
From the Forth Road Bridge
Take the first exit after crossing into Fife, sign posted North Queensferry and Rosyth, take the third exit at the roundabout then the third exit at the second roundabout that you will immediately encounter leading towards Inverkeithing passing underneath the Jamestown Viaduct. Take the first turning on the right, Ferryhill Road, this road goes under the Rosyth Dockyard branch, and bear right past a large furniture showroom/outlet on your left hand side and a car dismantlers on your right. Ferryhill Road climbs steeply and just after a right curve you should see a gate on your right hand side. Park your car here and go through the gate into the field, climb the hill and walk towards the railway to obtain the best vantage point.
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Jamestown Viaduct, Inverkeithing - North west view map co-ordinates
Take the first exit after crossing into Fife, sign posted North Queensferry and Rosyth, take the third exit at the roundabout then the third exit at the second roundabout that you will immediately encounter leading towards Inverkeithing passing underneath the Jamestown Viaduct. Take the first turning on the right, Ferryhill Road, this road goes under the Rosyth Dockyard branch, and bear right past a large furniture showroom/outlet on your left hand side and a car dismantlers on your right. Ferryhill Road climbs steeply and just after a right curve you should see a gate on your right hand side. Park your car here and go through the gate into the field, climb the hill and walk towards the railway to obtain the best vantage point.
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Jamestown Viaduct, Inverkeithing - North west view map co-ordinates
Parking
See the road directions.
Public transport
There is a frequent bus service from Inverkeithing to the junction with Ferryhill Road.
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Amenities
No amenities near by, but Inverkeithing boasts pubs, shops and take away facilities.
Accommodation
Queensferry Lodge Hotel
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Jamestown Viaduct, Inverkeithing - North west view
Streetmap links
Jamestown Viaduct, Inverkeithing - North west view general view map
Jamestown Viaduct, Inverkeithing - North west view close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Jamestown Viaduct, Inverkeithing - North west view
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Jamestown Viaduct, Inverkeithing - North west view
Googly map
Jamestown Viaduct, Inverkeithing - North west view general view map
Jamestown Viaduct, Inverkeithing - North west view close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Jamestown Viaduct, Inverkeithing - North west view
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Photographic notes
Best for southbound shots in the morning while the sun is still in the east. With the constant flow of units, plus the Voyagers and HST’s northbound ‘going away’ shots are obtainable, but somewhat restricted for northbound MGR’s.
General views - All photographs © Peter Kellett unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north west
Fig 2 - Looking north west
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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.
