RAILSCOT | Derailment sparks delays [Scotsman]

Derailment sparks delays [Scotsman]

Date: 10/05/2007

Rail passengers are facing major delays today after a freight train derailment south of Newcastle city centre.

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The portico at Newcastle Central seems to have been glassed-in since I was last here, but that was a long time ago. The space has a continental feel to it. The same departures summary is shown on six double-sided displays (there^s one behind me). One wonders how people coped in the past. Seen on 25 March 2019.
Location: Newcastle Central
Company: Newcastle and Berwick Railway
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A TPE service for Liverpool Lime Street prepares to depart Newcastle^s Platform 9 on 25 March.
Location: Newcastle Central
Company: Newcastle and Berwick Railway
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If that^s what he^s like with a train what is he like with his car? A driver seems to fuss over a chip in the paintwork at Newcastle on 25 March 2019. The train is for Edinburgh.
Location: Newcastle Central
Company: Newcastle and Berwick Railway
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