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Location notes
The yard is situated 3/4 mile to the east of Inverness and lies beside the main lines to Aberdeen and Perth.
Railway type and traffic
Outside of the usual DMU worked services you would usually see class 66s and 67s. On a Wednesday freightliner operate a cement service to Inverness which will have a 66/6 working it. There is also the Royal Scotsman which runs throughout the summer months and various charters which are run by SRPS, Pathfinder and Hertfordshire. But once a year Grampian Railtours operate an Aberdeen-Kyle Of Lochalsh charter.
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Environment
The location is a Bus stop on the middle of Millburn Road which is the main road out of the City Centre, if you are heading east. The location is very open and little chance of problems during daylight as it is on the main road out of Inverness City Centre.
Road directions
To get to the location by car you should leave the A9 at the Raigmore Interchange from the South and follow signs for City Centre.
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Inverness, Millburn Yard map co-ordinates
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Inverness, Millburn Yard map co-ordinates
Parking
To park your car the best place would be in the City Centre and travel by Public Transport to the spot or even walk it. There are three Multi Storey Car Parks and the rates are quite cheap.
Public transport
To get to the location there are Buses from the City Centre about every 5-10 minutes and are operated by Highland Country Buses, Stagecoach and Rapsons Coaches. The Best stop to get on would be at the Eastgate shopping centre beside the Railway Station. The numbers of the Buses are 1, 2, 3, 3A, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12A, 15, 15A,18, 27, 28 and 315. The fare is 80p for an Adult and 40p for a Child on Stagecoach Buses and Highland Country services can vary and maybe cheaper.
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Amenities
The nearest toilets would be in Safeways which about 5 minutes walk back into the City Centre. That would also be the nearest place to get something to eat. The nearest Chip shop is The Kebab House situated on the High Street. There is a Chinese takeaway next door to the chip shop.
Accommodation
The Chieftain Hotel is right across the road from the location. There is also various Bed and Breakfasts in the City.
Sun Compass
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Inverness, Millburn Yard
Streetmap links
Inverness, Millburn Yard general view map
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Inverness, Millburn Yard
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Inverness, Millburn Yard
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Inverness, Millburn Yard
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Photographic notes
The location is a main road out of Inverness, so it might be noisy for videographers.
General views - All photographs © David Ross unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking down from Auldcastle Road
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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.
