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Location notes
Located on the north side 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 North Queensferry
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Environment
Urban Scotland.
Road directions
From the Forth Road Bridge
Take the first exit after crossing to Fife, sign posted North Queensferry and Rosyth, Do not take the North Queensferry Road. Instead take the third exit sign posted for Inverkeithing, you should encounter another roundabout straightaway again take the Inverkeithing exit and follow the road underneath the Jamestown Viaduct. Take the first turning on your 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 over Ferry Hills as you head towards North Queensferry, follow this road until you reach the railway station and turn right immediately after passing under the railway bridge into Brook Street, once again immediately turn left into Mount Hooly. Follow this short cul-de-sac as it turns back on itself and the Forth Rail Bridge is straight in front of you.
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North Queensferry map co-ordinates
Take the first exit after crossing to Fife, sign posted North Queensferry and Rosyth, Do not take the North Queensferry Road. Instead take the third exit sign posted for Inverkeithing, you should encounter another roundabout straightaway again take the Inverkeithing exit and follow the road underneath the Jamestown Viaduct. Take the first turning on your 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 over Ferry Hills as you head towards North Queensferry, follow this road until you reach the railway station and turn right immediately after passing under the railway bridge into Brook Street, once again immediately turn left into Mount Hooly. Follow this short cul-de-sac as it turns back on itself and the Forth Rail Bridge is straight in front of you.
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North Queensferry map co-ordinates
Parking
Ample parking is next to the vantage point.
Public transport
There is a regular train service to North Queensferry station.
Leave the station from the down platform and turn left into Brook Street. Mount Hooly is the second opening on the right.
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Leave the station from the down platform and turn left into Brook Street. Mount Hooly is the second opening on the right.
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Sun Compass
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North Queensferry
Streetmap links
North Queensferry general view map
North Queensferry close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
North Queensferry
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North Queensferry
Googly map
North Queensferry general view map
North Queensferry close up map
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North Queensferry
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Photographic notes
The location is best suited for afternoon evening shots and is best for northbound trains due to the height of the subject compared to the photographer, although the bridge is bi-directional.
General views - All photographs © Peter Kellett unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south east
Fig 2 - Looking south 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.
