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Location notes
Situated on the Darlington - Middlesbrough - Saltburn line, east of central Middlesbrough on Teesside.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger: Northern Rail DMUs every half an hour.
Freight: includes steel traffic to and from Lackenby and Redcar steelworks; coal to and from Redcar mineral terminal; potash and rock salt between Middlesbrough Goods and Boulby; Freightliners to and from Wilton; limestone to and from Redcar and Lackenby; trips to Tees Dock.
Freight: includes steel traffic to and from Lackenby and Redcar steelworks; coal to and from Redcar mineral terminal; potash and rock salt between Middlesbrough Goods and Boulby; Freightliners to and from Wilton; limestone to and from Redcar and Lackenby; trips to Tees Dock.
Environment
An industrial area close to central Middlesbrough; the Riverside football ground (Middlesbrough) is quite close by.
Road directions
From the west (or north and south via the A19), take the A66 through central Middlesbrough. At the second roundabout take the second exit (it is the second on the left - the A66 continuing on is the third exit), and this road - the B1513 - goes over the railway and joins with the Dockside Road.
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Middlesborough, Cargo Fleet map co-ordinates
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Middlesborough, Cargo Fleet map co-ordinates
Parking
Some people park on the bridge itself, on the verge / pavement (which is just wide enough for a car), but the road actually has double yellow lines. An alternative is to park in the side road on the south side of the railway, near the roundabout.
Public transport
There are some local buses, but none cross the railway line. The local bus operators are Stagecoach (Cleveland Transit) and Arriva (Teesside).
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Amenities
Central Middlesbrough is close by. There is an Asda supermarket and some local shops to the east at South Bank - go back onto the A66 heading east, turn left at the next roundabout and then first right.
Accommodation
There should be plenty in Central Middlesbrough.
Sun Compass
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Middlesborough, Cargo Fleet
Streetmap links
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Middlesborough, Cargo Fleet
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Middlesborough, Cargo Fleet
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Photographic notes
The line runs roughly east-west, and shots are possible both ways. The suns moves off the nose of eastbound trains and onto the nose of westbound trains just before midday. By about 5 or 6pm the sun has moved too far round. There are no real problems with shadows until the sun starts getting low.
It is possible to take videos, but there may be problems with traffic noise - while the road is not especially busy, there are lots of lorries.
It is possible to take videos, but there may be problems with traffic noise - while the road is not especially busy, there are lots of lorries.
General views - All photographs © Brian Carter unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Taken in the middle of the afternoon, showing the Freightliner train from Wilton to Leeds.
Fig 2 - Looking west
Taken at about midday, showing a train of pipes bound for Tees Dock. In the background is the closed Cargo Fleet station. The signal box is called Whitehouse.
Fig 3 - Looking east - Photo by Karl Sherman
This more recent version of fig 1 shows the scene with the building work finished.
Fig 4 - Looking west - Photo by Karl Sherman
A more head on westbound view
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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.
