| Dalmeny
Written by Marcus Dawson - 22 Dec 2003
last update by
David Hansen -
18 Feb 2004
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From the A90 come off at the junction before the Forth road bridge and travel along the A9000 Ferrtmuir Road to the roundabout. Take the first exit (left turn). Station Road is the third turning on the right.
The station has a large car park.
There are shops and tourist facilies in the town.
Dalmeny Station is a few hundred yards from the Forth rail bridge and is a popular location to photograph trains heading south across the bridge. There is a permanent speed restriction in place across the entire bridge so trains can be seen approaching for quite sometime before they actually get to you. Being a popular spot it would be very easy to get in someone else’s way, with the one main shot. The track approaching the station from the south is a gradient, most locos are working quite hard at this point.
Extra Video Notes
Given the very slow line speed across the bridge it is possible for trains to take a couple of minutes to reach the station. A sturdy tripod is a must for steady shots of approaching trains.
