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Sprightly Frank Paterson was at today's launch of a multimedia photo exhibition at Newcastle's Central Station celebrating 100 years of LNER. [John Yellowlees notes: Frank Paterson began his railway career at Aberdeen in 1946.]
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Fully accessible stations are being built to give 6 Northumberland communities regular train services.
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Ashington: Weed-infested platform remains, minus all buildings, at Ashington station, Northumberland, closed with the line in 1964, looking south towards Newcastle, on 15th June 2018. A news report on 23rd Janua ...
David Bosher 15/06/2018


Newsham South Level Crossing: Newsham South level crossing and signal box on the Blyth & Tyne, looking west towards Cramlington on 19 July 2011. Newsham station, which stood less than half a mile to the north, lost its passenger s ...
Colin Alexander 19/07/2011


Bedlington: Looking across Station Road level crossing to Bedlington Station on 25 May 2004, looking north east from alongside Bedlington South signal box.
John Furnevel 25/05/2004

Today marks the end of major work at Newcastle Central station to boost reliability and provide smoother journeys, helping to create a railway which is fit for the future.
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Newcastle East Junction: Today marks the end of major work at Newcastle Central station to boost reliability and provide smoother journeys, helping to create a railway which is fit for the future. Over the last ten days, ...
Network Rail /10/2022

Major work to boost reliability and bring better journeys for passengers will get underway this weekend. There will be significant changes to services between Newcastle and Scotland on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September, as well as from Saturday 1 to Monday 10 October inclusive. Rail trade unions have also announced industrial action for 1 and 5 October. Passengers are reminded to plan ahead, check before they travel and allow extra time for their journeys.
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Newcastle Central: The imposing station portico at Newcastle Central. 2006.
John Furnevel 07/05/2006


Newcastle Central: View along platform 3 (platform 9 to those of a certain generation) at Newcastle Central on 18 August 2010.
Colin Alexander 18/08/2010

There will be significant changes to services on the East Coast Main Line on 17 - 18 September, 24 - 25 September and 1 - 10 October inclusiveDiversion routes and rail replacement services will be in operation between Newcastle and Scotland, with other journeys across the East Coast Main Line also affectedPassengers are urged to plan ahead, check before they travel and allow extra time for their journeys.
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The next phase of Newcastle Central Stations multimillion pound transformation project is expected to begin in September following the appointment of North East construction company, Tolent, to lead the works.
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