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Location notes
Widdrington Station is a small village north of Morpeth on the East Coast Main Line. The separate village of Widdrington is a few miles away.
Railway type and traffic
There is a roughly half-hourly service between Newcastle and Edinburgh, provided by a mix of Voyagers and East Coast HSTs and class 91 hauled sets. There are also Anglo-Scottish Freight services routed via the East Coast. The local service is infrequent.
Environment
Widdrington Station appears to be a village largely made up of a council estate. The station itself is quiet due to the sparse local stopping service.
Road directions
Taking the A1 north from Newcastle, you can either take the A1068 north from the A1/A19 junction near Cramlington, turning left onto the B1337 near Widdrington, or continue north along the A1 to Morpeth, then the A197 towards Pegswood before joining the B1337 heading north which crosses the railway at Widdrington Station.
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Widdrington map co-ordinates
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Widdrington map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a small parade of shops to the west of the station and there is a small car park round the back.
Public transport
The rail service to Widdrington is fairly infrequent, but Arriva service 518 runs hourly between Newcastle, Morpeth and Alnwick, taking just over an hour to reach Widdrington from Newcastle.
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Amenities
There is a selection of shops, including a convenience store near the station.
Sun Compass
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Streetmap links
Widdrington general view map
Widdrington close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Widdrington
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Widdrington
Googly map
Widdrington general view map
Widdrington close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
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Photographic notes
The line runs roughly north-south though curves fairly sharply through the station. From late morning the sun is right for south-bound trains passing through the station, and by mid-afternoon both ends can be photographed, the sun slowly making its way round to the rear of the south-bound trains.
General views - All photographs © Mark Bearton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking south
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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.
