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When the extended the footbridge they also cut a walk way in that stone building on the platform which surprised me considerably.

I have photographed on the metro quite a lot over the years and never have had any problems. There are loads of footbridges /road over bridges you could use such as the one at Jarrow if you are unsure. Additionally Most of tynemouth station beyond the immediate barriers is not NEXUS property...

What I had meant to say was that I thought a service that continued on to Leeds would be of more use than one that just terminated at York. I suppose we have to wait and see as even one extra station has not been confirmed yet.

I would imagine there is a strong case for all three as many people will be commuting beyond York to Leeds. Not sure about what The Scarborough people wold think of three extra stops though. York District Hospital is going to be more than ten minutes walk from the Central Station. If a...

I dont think anyone really knows but even a lot of the South East Commuter lines might go. Have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpell_Report http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/DoT_Serpell001.pdf

While it is old I dont think its by any means original. http://www.tomorrows-history.com/images/content/UN/UN0300070001.jpg IIRC much of that footbridge was actually built during the the Thatcher years. The interior and patterns of use have altered dramatically over the years. --- old post...

Newcastle Council had at one point plans to take everything but buses and taxis away from the front of the central station and glass in the portico putting in a messene floor. There were also plans around twenty years ago to put in a subway connecting the Metro concourse directly with all of...

From what I recall Mannors was never well used in the early days as it basically came up in the middle of the derelict old manors station. Few of the developments such as at the quayside that we now know had taken place then. Also Dr B had suggested all main line services terminate at...

The bridge is rather knackered and down to one way traffic IIRC. I think it would need a new one. A station around there would be great but I think it would need more than just building new platforms as stopping even a train there an hour might eat to much into the lines capacity. If the...

There seems to be road pretty much along the route to port Clarence I mention. Now why would an additional railway be such a problem. Business parks can of course be redeveloped themselves. The bridge could go in then. I am not proposing the thing be built tomorrow. John

The trains to Scarborough are pretty full already. I wonder how they will cope.

The heavy rail network was boing cut back all thre time around then so I doint think they were really bothered. Additionaly I dont think the business park was built then and not a lot was going on in that area. If the metro line had been built to the East End iI could see som epotentila for...

I am talking of a line crossing the Tyne at an angle from a point just East of Metrocentre Station. By the time it reaches the north bank the formation is already there and so I believe is the track. A Station would be just east of the Arena which is much more convenient than the walk to the...

Leeds Bradford airport is so close and yet somehow just too far from the existing rail service. John --- old post above --- --- new post below --- IIRC passenger numbers hardly justified the extension of the Bank foot line to the airport at the time It was more a case of hoping that the...

Sorry I did mean Arena. Enough of the corridor remains to get a line into position to cross the Tyne then run into the metrocentre station. Check Google earth if you dont believe me. :D That area of NCL is also up for redevelopment so a station just west of the Arena might then have its uses...

This probably isn’t a “bad” idea but unfortunately it’s not a very good idea either, TPE trains could be run up to the airport which might be better for the airport than TPE. Similarly trains from Teesside and Hexham could be sent up there as well but then Teesside would lose its direct rail...

Yes I think there is some potential there although if the line to Ashington were open as well that would help even more.

A new line from Seaton Carew through Port Clarence and then crossing the Tees to allow trains to run onto Middlesborough then directly on to Darlington /York/London would be good as well.

Sitting here in my study in South Shields sipping a cuppa and awaiting the time to wander down to the pub I can easily see how appealing to the good people of Whitby the idea of a direct rail link to Whitby is, especially as they didn't what the thing to close in the first place. I could also...

They'll soon have that direct line to York back in, wont they Paul! :D