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Location notes
Located about 20 miles East of Carlisle, on the Tyne Valley line.
Railway type and traffic
Local services are typically operated by 142s or 156s. There are also some freight services over this line, mainly operated by DB Schenker/Freightliner 66s. This line has also been used as a diversionary route for Virgin services when the West Coast has been blocked north of Carlisle.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Haltwhistle
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Environment
Haltwhistle is situated in the Tyne Valley at the North end of the Pennines. The weather may change at any time. It would be advisable to have warm clothing to hand.
Road directions
From the A69 turn onto the B6321, the station is signposted.
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Haltwhistle map co-ordinates
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Haltwhistle map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a car park at the station
Public transport
There is an hourly service in each direction to Hexham/Newcastle and Carlisle.
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Amenities
There are shops in the village
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Haltwhistle
Streetmap links
Haltwhistle general view map
Haltwhistle close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Haltwhistle
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Haltwhistle
Googly map
Haltwhistle general view map
Haltwhistle close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Haltwhistle
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Photographic notes
Photos can be taken from the station or where the B6321 crosses over the line just west of the station. The line through Haltwhisle is fairly straight.
Links to photographs at this location
Northern Railways - Haltwhistle
General views - All photographs © Craig Allan unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Taken from the B6321 road bridge.
Fig 2 - Looking west
Also taken from the B6321 road bridge, reverse angle.
Fig 3 - Looking west
From the station footbridge.
Fig 4 - Looking east
From the station platforms.
Fig 5 - The station sidings
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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.
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.
