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Location notes
On the Edinburgh - Glasgow Queens Street main line , between Edinburgh and Linlithgow.
Railway type and traffic
ScotRail DMU's on Edinburgh - Glasgow/Dunblane/Inverness services.
ScotRail Sleeper services for Fort William and Inverness.
East Coast HST to/from Inverness.
The only regular freight service is the freightliner operated cement trains from Oxwellmains to Aberdeen / Inverness.
ScotRail Sleeper services for Fort William and Inverness.
East Coast HST to/from Inverness.
The only regular freight service is the freightliner operated cement trains from Oxwellmains to Aberdeen / Inverness.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Almond Valley Viaduct, Newbridge
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Environment
Rural. Open fields and farmland area, though next to a busy main road.
Road directions
From the M8:
Take the exit for Edinburgh Airport. At the roundabout (Newbridge) take the 2nd exit (A89 - Broxburn) stay on this road , the viaduct is on your left about 3/4 of a mile farther on.
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Almond Valley Viaduct, Newbridge map co-ordinates
Take the exit for Edinburgh Airport. At the roundabout (Newbridge) take the 2nd exit (A89 - Broxburn) stay on this road , the viaduct is on your left about 3/4 of a mile farther on.
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Almond Valley Viaduct, Newbridge map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a lay-by on the right hand side, opposite the viaduct.
Public transport
There are a number of buses (First Edinburgh (Not Lothian)) from Haymarket station that go to Newbridge (journey time approx 30 mins).
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Amenities
There is a service station at roundabout, with toilets.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Almond Valley Viaduct, Newbridge
Streetmap links
Almond Valley Viaduct, Newbridge general view map
Almond Valley Viaduct, Newbridge close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Almond Valley Viaduct, Newbridge
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Almond Valley Viaduct, Newbridge
Googly map
Almond Valley Viaduct, Newbridge general view map
Almond Valley Viaduct, Newbridge close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Almond Valley Viaduct, Newbridge
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Photographic notes
The usual train of interest here is the Caledonian sleeper. In the height of summer it is possible to photograph this train at about 05:05.
General views - All photographs © Steven Wakefield unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
This train is heading towards Linlithgow.
Location Video
A video documentary about the location, not railway based.
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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.
