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Tyne and Wear County Industrial Archaeologist Ian Ayris on some of the perfectly preserved wooden railway tracks that were buried beneath colliery spoil from the former Lambton Cokeworks in
Castle Gate, Stockton, showing The Old Fleece Inn, on the Quay and part of the railway which was at one end of the worlds first passenger railway line, opened in 1825
Holding a firemans shovel, the Mayor, Coun. Frank Mavin, celebrates the Stephenson Railway Museum launch with train driver Richard Swales on 2nd May 1987
The Silver Jubilee train, drawn by the origianl engine "Silver Link"The Silver Jubilee train, drawn by the origianl engine " Silver Link" leaving the Central Station, Newcastle on 30th September 1936 for its first birthday run to London
English Electric Type 4 Diesel locomotive pulling the Royal Scot passenger train 1st April 1963 after its collision with a derailed good wagon at Weedon
Pier head, discharching wood pulp from a steamer. 14th August 1922
Laying tram lines at Brunswick Square, Torquay. Circa 1905
Back on the tracks this replica of the Rocket which attended the Rainhill trilas atBack on the tracks.. this replica of the Rocket which attended the Rainhill trilas at Manchester, and has just returned from America
Train spotter Kevin McCarthy on the platform at Newcastle Central Station on 26th January 1995
The loneliness of the long distance train spotter... John Colquhoun waiting for the trains to roll in at Newcastle Central Station on 23rd September 1979
A coast train pulls into Newcastle Central Station on 28th July 1962. They; ve been on these lines 58 years
Hundreds of commuters using the North Tyneside line were delayed on 6th April 1971 after the derailment of the Talisman express on Dean Street Viaduct, north of Newcastle Central Station
Post Office workers prepare the fitted pouches and hang them on special brackets at the side of the track ready for the quick-release nets so the train can collect the mail on 2nd October 1971
The BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) car, centre piece of the most sophisticated commuter system in the world in San Francisco on 21st October 1971
The Kingfisher, shorn of her brilliant plumage and even her nameplate, awaits her fate in the breakers yard on 4th June 1967
Some old engines waiting to be broken up at a breakers yard at North Blyth on 5th January 1965
A view of Plessey Railway Station on 13th September, 1939, which was awarded a special prize in the British Rail Stations Garden Competition. George Allan and James Harmen the two porter gardeners
The platform of Manors Railway Station in Newcastle on 18th February 1984
Waiting for the shoppers special at the now disused Lambley Railway Station are (left to right), Mr. Hugh Hedley, Coun. Mrs. Nancy todd, and Mrs. Hilda thompson on 16th August 1972
Ronnie Breeze and Gordon Wood (right) at Alnmouth Railway Station with their award of first prize in the British Rail Best Station Competition, Eastern Region on 13th March 1989
A general view of the deserted Pelaw Railway Station on 1st August 1979
The vandalised and broken canopy of West Jesmond Railway Station which was to be demolished on 9th August 1971
A general view of the derelict Willington Quay Railway Station, part of the Riverside line on 18th April 1973
Councillor Bill Hilton and Susan Fairbairn at the derelict Seaburn Railway Station which has been branded a safety hazard, overrun by rats and a haunt for glue sniffers on 26th Junly 1986
Peter Gill (pushing barrel) and Dave Young (sitting on barrels) specialising in wine a barrel beer from their off licence in West Jesmond Station on 30th March 1976
A general view of The Boat House pub and footbridge from the platform of Wylam Railway Station on 14th May 1969
This deserted spare ground is all that is left of the disused Scotswood Railway Station in Newcastle, and as you can see access to the main line is restricted only by an open fence on 22nd October
A general view of Riding Mill Railway Station, on 16th February 1984, where the Station Masters house is to become a new council home
A general view of the deserted West Gosforth Railway Station, Newcastle on 9th November 1951
A general view of a deserted Widdrington Railway Station on 31st March 1976
The deserted platform at Scotswood Railway Station on 28th April 1967, where rail enthusiasts will queue for the last passenger train before the station closes
A general view along the platform at Stocksfield Railway Station in Northumberland on 19th March 1970
A general view of Seaburn Railway Station at Sunderland on 3rd January, 1951. It is a very busy station nowadays, and is one of twelve being considered for reconstruction by the British Railways
The crowded platform of Walkergate Railway Station on 16th October 1974
A triain pulls into Wylam Railway Station on 19th August, 1983
A deserted Tyne Dock Railway Station on 3rd October 1972
A general view of the dilapidated South Gosforth Railway Station on 4th September 1975
West Gosforth, the forgotten railway station on 20th March 1965. Theres a mystery about its prospects - but most people don t know it has an existence, never mind a future
A general view of the disused Walker Station on 18th April 1973
A recovery gang from Worksop, on 6th April 1972 taking up the stretch of line outside the historic cottage in Wylam where George Stephenson, father of the railway, was born
British Rail transport police inspector Maurice King (left) and locomotive inspector, Harry Friend on 29th May 1980
Deserted Hebburn Railway Station on 1st August 1979
The derelict and vandalised Blaydon Railway Station on 10th July 1977
A general view of the derelict and deserted North Road Railway Station, on the Bishop Line, Darlington on 17th November 1972
Overgrown tracks, but the shrubs and flowers on the platform at Chollerton Station are in a neat and tidy state on 24th August 1959
A view from the signal box of the disused Rowley Station, near Consett, County Durham on 28th March 1968, which was dismantled brick by brick and rebuilt at Beamish Ope Air Museum
A view of derelict Cramlington Railway Station on 10th March 1992 which is to be closed down
A general view of Pelaw Railway Station which was one of the most picturesque stations on the South Shields, Newcastle line now daubed with spray paint on 4th September 1975
