Location notes
A small town on the East Coast Main Line, almost midway between Edinburgh and Newcastle.
The Royal Border Bridge is immediately to the south of the station.
The Royal Border Bridge is immediately to the south of the station.
Railway type and traffic
Standard northern ECML passenger traffic: NXEC 91s and HSTs, Virgin Voyagers.
Freight consists of EWS operated services from Scotland to Tyne yard and beyond ( Enterprise / Intermodal, Alcans, Steel, also sometimes Cartics and Pipes. Freightliner operates a weekly cement service from Oxwellmains to Seaham.
Freight consists of EWS operated services from Scotland to Tyne yard and beyond ( Enterprise / Intermodal, Alcans, Steel, also sometimes Cartics and Pipes. Freightliner operates a weekly cement service from Oxwellmains to Seaham.
Environment
A small town location, relatively quiet.
Road directions
From the A1 from Newcastle or Edinburgh, the station is in the centre of Berwick upon Tweed and is well sign posted.
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Station map co-ordinates
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a large station car park (long and short term), plus plenty of parking in the town.
Public transport
Either Virgin or GNER services to the station.
Amenities
The atation has toilets and small shop. There are restaurants, pubs, chip shops etc 5 mins walk away in the town.
Where on the map
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Streetmap links
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Station general view map
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Berwick-upon-Tweed, Station general view map
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Berwick-upon-Tweed, Station
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Helpful location information
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Photographic notes
Lighting is best for services from Newcastle in the morning and in the afternoon for those from Edinburgh. Although decent results can be obtained in both directions for most of the day.
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Offical Guidelines for Railway Enthusiasts
British Transport Police Guidelines for rail enthusiaist
Network Rail Guidelines for rail enthusiasts
ATOC/National Rail Guidelines for rail enthusiasts
If you see anything suspicious the British Transport Police can be contacted on their crime telephone number:
0800 405040
Help all us railway enthusiasts get a better name by helping the British Transport Police catch the cable thief's and vandals.
Network Rail Guidelines for rail enthusiasts
ATOC/National Rail Guidelines for rail enthusiasts
If you see anything suspicious the British Transport Police can be contacted on their crime telephone number:
0800 405040
Help all us railway enthusiasts get a better name by helping the British Transport Police catch the cable thief's and vandals.
Links to photographs at this location
Rail-net - UK Tour 2003 Borders BridgeA trip from Edinburgh Waverley to Berwick-Upon-Twe
General views - All photographs © Steven Wakefield unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Towards Edinburgh.
Fig 2- Looking south
Looking along the Royal Boarders bridge and towards Newcastle.
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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 endeavor 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. 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.
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