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Location notes
Railway type and traffic
Scotrail services from Falkirk Grahamston to Glasgow Queen Street.
DB Schenker coal and balancing empties. DB Schenker services from Mossend to Grangemouth, Aberdeen and Inverness. DB Schenker parcels vans to and from Aberdeen and Inverness. DRS services between Grangemouth and Daventry.
DB Schenker coal and balancing empties. DB Schenker services from Mossend to Grangemouth, Aberdeen and Inverness. DB Schenker parcels vans to and from Aberdeen and Inverness. DRS services between Grangemouth and Daventry.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Dalnair Road, Allandale
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Environment
Rural central scotland.
Road directions
FROM THE EAST:
Leave the M876 at junction 1 westbound and continue to the end of the slip road. Beware two way traffic uses this road shortly after leaving the motorway. At the T junction turn right and cross the River Carron. At the roundabout take the second exit.
FROM THE WEST
Leave the M876 at junction 1 eastbound and continue to the end of the slip road. Turn left and go under the motorway. At the roundabout take the third exit.
FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS
Follow this road until it forks, take the left fork as the right fork leads back onto the motorway! Continue along this road and take the fourth turning on the left, this road descends a short hill and turns ninety degrees to the right at the bottom of the hill, continue with a sunken park on your left hand side until you reach the T junction. Turn left at the T junction and continue until you reach a mini roundabout, take the second exit, Bridge Street, sign posted 'High Bonnybridge and Industry' continuing over the canal and turn right onto Seabegs Road. Continue along Seabegs Road which runs alongside the canal, passing Falkirk Council offices and then houses on your left, keep going until you exit the speed restriction area. Dalnair Road is the first turning on the left.
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Dalnair Road, Allandale map co-ordinates
Leave the M876 at junction 1 westbound and continue to the end of the slip road. Beware two way traffic uses this road shortly after leaving the motorway. At the T junction turn right and cross the River Carron. At the roundabout take the second exit.
FROM THE WEST
Leave the M876 at junction 1 eastbound and continue to the end of the slip road. Turn left and go under the motorway. At the roundabout take the third exit.
FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS
Follow this road until it forks, take the left fork as the right fork leads back onto the motorway! Continue along this road and take the fourth turning on the left, this road descends a short hill and turns ninety degrees to the right at the bottom of the hill, continue with a sunken park on your left hand side until you reach the T junction. Turn left at the T junction and continue until you reach a mini roundabout, take the second exit, Bridge Street, sign posted 'High Bonnybridge and Industry' continuing over the canal and turn right onto Seabegs Road. Continue along Seabegs Road which runs alongside the canal, passing Falkirk Council offices and then houses on your left, keep going until you exit the speed restriction area. Dalnair Road is the first turning on the left.
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Dalnair Road, Allandale map co-ordinates
Parking
Park your car hard against the left hand side of the road either before or after crossing the bridge as the road is narrow and frequently used by farm machinery.
Public transport
Amenities
None in the immediate area. Bonnybridge hosts pubs and shops including a fish and chip shop, while there is a corner shop in Allandale and a very good Indian Restaurant at nearby Underwood Lock.
Sun Compass
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Dalnair Road, Allandale
Streetmap links
Dalnair Road, Allandale general view map
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Dalnair Road, Allandale
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Dalnair Road, Allandale
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Dalnair Road, Allandale general view map
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Dalnair Road, Allandale
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Photographic notes
Only really suitable for west bound trains as the view to the west is very restrictive. Best time is from early afternoon until about 18:00 at which time the sun is very end on for about 30 minutes. After approximately this time the sun has come round to enable shots to be taken looking south east. If you want to get up early a good shot can be obtained of the Waverley - Fort William sleeper - Fig 1 below was taken at 05:24!
General views - All photographs © Peter Kellett unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south east
Fig 2 - 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.
