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Location notes
On the East Coast Main line where the Tyne Valley and Durham Coast lines join the main line.
Railway type and traffic
East Coast - 2 or 3 trains per hour in each direction operated by 91s and HSTs. The East Coast thunderbird (usually a class 67) sits in platform 12 when not being used.
Virgin - 1 train an hour to and from Edinburgh and 1 terminating service, these are operated by 220s/221s
Arriva - Plenty of local trains to Hexham/Carlisle/Morpeth/Sunderland/Middlesbrough and Transpennine services to Manchester.
Freight - Outside of peak hours there are a number of DB Schenker and Freightliner services through the station to/from the ECML heading north. There are also occasional trains into Forth Banks engineering sidings.
Virgin - 1 train an hour to and from Edinburgh and 1 terminating service, these are operated by 220s/221s
Arriva - Plenty of local trains to Hexham/Carlisle/Morpeth/Sunderland/Middlesbrough and Transpennine services to Manchester.
Freight - Outside of peak hours there are a number of DB Schenker and Freightliner services through the station to/from the ECML heading north. There are also occasional trains into Forth Banks engineering sidings.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Newcastle Central
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Environment
Newcastle is a busy station. Staff are generally friendly towards enthusiasts.
Road directions
From the A1 take the A1114 towards Newcastle. Once over the Redhaugh Bridge you will pass a casino on the left and then come to a crossroad. Turn right onto Westgate road, continue down the road keeping to the right (it's all one way) and turn onto Neville Street. The station is immediately on the left after turning onto Neville Street. Go past where the taxis are parked, the long stay car park is on the left (if the shutter is down then it's full) and the short stay car park is straight ahead past the station entrance.
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Newcastle Central map co-ordinates
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Newcastle Central map co-ordinates
Parking
The station has a car park, however this is quite expensive and busy. It may be easier to park somewhere outside of the city centre and get a Metro to the station. If you do this then the East and West end of the city are best avoided, north of the city (Jesmond etc) should be ok.
Further a field, Kingston Park and Callerton Parkway stations both have park and ride facilities and are close to the A1.
Further a field, Kingston Park and Callerton Parkway stations both have park and ride facilities and are close to the A1.
Public transport
Both Metro lines run through Central station and most local bus services run to either Gateshead or Newcastle.
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Amenities
Toilets are located on platforms 3 and 4. There are plenty of shops/food outlets in the station and in the city centre.
Accommodation
There are a number of hotels and Bed and Breakfasts in Newcastle.
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Newcastle Central
Streetmap links
Newcastle Central general view map
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Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Newcastle Central
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Newcastle Central
Googly map
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Photographic notes
Either end of platforms 3 and 4 (which end depends on the light) are the best positions to photograph from. These are located in the centre of the station and give good views of all the lines.
Links to photographs at this location
Northern Railways - Newcastle
Diesel Power (From the Castle Keep)
photos.eatnet.org.uk - Newcastle
General views - All photographs © Craig Allan unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
The ECML goes off to the left and the Sunderland line goes off to the right. The Castle Keep can be seen in the background. Taken from the East end of platform 3/4.
Fig 2 - Looking west
Taken from the East end of platform 3/4 looking back into the station.
Fig 3 - Looking west
Taken from the West end of platform 3/4 with a train arriving from the South.
Fig 4 - Looking west - Photo by Ewan Tait
Inside the station trainshed
Fig 5 - Looking west - Photo by Ewan Tait
Further along the platforms.
Fig 6 - Looking east Photo by Ewan Tait
Fig 7 - Looking east Photo by Ewan Tait
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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.
