Location notes
17 miles north of Newcastle on the ECML.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger:
NXEC - 2-3 trains per hour in each direction operated by 91’s & HST’s (Not many stop at Morpeth).
Virgin - 1 train per hour to & from Edinburgh operated by 220’s or 221’s (Not many stop).
Arriva - 1 train per hour from Newcastle in each direction operated by 142’s/156’s or 158’s.
Freight:
A number of DB Schenker and Freightliner services pass through the station. Usually coal or the occasional cartics.
NXEC - 2-3 trains per hour in each direction operated by 91’s & HST’s (Not many stop at Morpeth).
Virgin - 1 train per hour to & from Edinburgh operated by 220’s or 221’s (Not many stop).
Arriva - 1 train per hour from Newcastle in each direction operated by 142’s/156’s or 158’s.
Freight:
A number of DB Schenker and Freightliner services pass through the station. Usually coal or the occasional cartics.
Environment
Morpeth is a fairly small station which unmanned most of the time. It is located next to a small industrial area which is not too busy.
Road directions
From the A1
Take the Morpeth turn and follow signs for Morpeth Town centre, the station is signed posted from just off the A1. The foot crossing is about 2 minutes walk from the station to the east.
Morpeth foot crossing map co-ordinates
Take the Morpeth turn and follow signs for Morpeth Town centre, the station is signed posted from just off the A1. The foot crossing is about 2 minutes walk from the station to the east.
Morpeth foot crossing map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a small station car park but this is often full. There are nearby roads available to park on.
Public transport
Only local Arriva trains serve the station.
Where on the map
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Morpeth foot crossing general view map
Morpeth foot crossing close up map
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Morpeth foot crossing on new multimap
Morpeth foot crossing general view map
Morpeth foot crossing close up map
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Morpeth foot crossing
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Helpful location information
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Photographic notes
Trains do slow down when passing through Morpeth non-stop to around 50MPH due to the tight curve to the south of the station.
The crossing has the advantage over the station in that freight trains often pull up in the passing loop allowing passenger trains to pass by.
If you do find this information useful then please feel free to mention how you 'found' the location on your website or magazine submission.
The crossing has the advantage over the station in that freight trains often pull up in the passing loop allowing passenger trains to pass by.
If you do find this information useful then please feel free to mention how you 'found' the location on your website or magazine submission.
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.
General views - All photographs © Paul Hay unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
The passing loop viewed from the level crossing to the north of the Station
Fig 2 - Looking south
From the level crossing.
Fig 3 - Looking south
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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 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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