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Location notes
Northallerton is in North east England between Thirsk and Darlington on the East Coast Mainline. Also just outside the station is the Northallerton loop line where freight passes at certain times of the day.
Railway type and traffic
Common North ECML traffic including Classes 43, 91, 220/221 and 185s. There is a East Coast stopping train in each direction after every 2 hours or so and regular First Transpennine express 185s on the stopping trains. Most traffic runs through the station at speed but you get plenty of warning before something is coming due to the signals at either end of the station and the long view North towards Newcastle.
On the loop line expect to see DB Schenker, Freightliner, DRS and GBRF, classes 60 and 66.
On the loop line expect to see DB Schenker, Freightliner, DRS and GBRF, classes 60 and 66.
Link to Real Time Trains
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Environment
Northallerton station is on a bridge, at the top of the hight street. the station does get quite busy in peak times but most people stay in the waiting rooms so you should be ok at the end of the platform. The station is staffed from 06:00 until around about 23:45 and after dark it is perfectly safe.
Road directions
Follow signs to Northallerton off the A19. head past Allertonshire school and turn left at the first roundabout and then right immediately after at the second one. head up past the prison until the top of the street and turn right just before you reah the station. The loop line is just ahead of you and turn left to park in the car park.
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Northallerton Station map co-ordinates
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Northallerton Station map co-ordinates
Parking
Northallerton has a good sized station car park which is priced at £4.40 (April 2013) for all day. If it is full park in one of the many town car parks and walk from there. It is perfectly safe to leave your car here. There is however very close to the car park entrance a privately owned car park which only charges £2.50 for the day.
Public transport
There are regular Transpennine service from Manchester Airport, York, Newcastle and Middlesbrough. Natonal express operate a two hourly or so service from London Kings Cross and Newcastle/Edinburgh.
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Amenities
Northallerton Station has toilets, a small newsagent counter, waiting rooms and the town centre is a five minute walk for shopping.
Accommodation
There is the 'Station Hotel' just outside the station.
Sun Compass
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Northallerton Station
Streetmap links
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Northallerton Station
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Photographic notes
It can be hard to photograph trains heading North in the morning due to the sun however you can find shade to photograph from there. Videoing should not be problem although there is a minor road underneath the station which produces a little noise but not much.
The level crossing over the loop line is good for southbound trains but vegetation can get in the way at times for Northbound trains. You can stand on the bank by the car park for an elevated shot.
The level crossing over the loop line is good for southbound trains but vegetation can get in the way at times for Northbound trains. You can stand on the bank by the car park for an elevated shot.
General views - All photographs © Daniel Druce unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south west
Fig 2 - Looking north east
Fig 3 - Looking east
Fig 4 - Looking north
The freight avoiding line crossing on Ainderby Road.
Fig 5 - Looking north
The freight avoiding line crossing on Ainderby Road.
Location Video
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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.
