Tyne and Wear Transport Flashback Reblogger

Map showing the 'blue line' St James to North Shields and the 'red line' Benton to Pelaw. https://t.co/D6fQJ2eW1i

1976: A DMU bound for #Newcastle takes the route over the Scotswood Railway Bridge across the Tyne alongside #Blaydon Signal Box. This line closed in 1982 and trains between Blaydon and Gateshead/Newcastle now travel on the south bank of the Tyne. 📸Trevor Ermel https://t.co/o0oYklGBoc

1963: Interior of a North Tyneside electric unit at Manors, #Newcastle upon Tyne. 📸https://t.co/YkO2RUAHIr https://t.co/Bmn1I4zZ0V

1983: North Shields Metro Station including the now closed platform 3. 📸https://t.co/QciXrJIaEQ https://t.co/KUw4vWtzBd

1975: There were still only five bridges over the Tyne at this point - this picture shows four of them, with steam loco 'Flying Scotsman' about to enter #Newcastle over the High Level with a 'special'. 📸Trevor Ermel https://t.co/RtyYe4s0P9

1981: A quiet moment at #Newcastle Central Station 📸 Trevor Ermel https://t.co/6JyrDoMMnw

1930’s: Northumberland Street, #Newcastle upon Tyne https://t.co/n0GwXpEhh0

1987: Worswick Street, #Newcastle upon Tyne. 📸https://t.co/8MCD9VVtJR https://t.co/sNKRnck9BF

1983: Smiths Park Metro Station, the station is located on the estate on which the Meadow Well Riots took place in 1991. Following the redevelopment of the Meadow Well and Royal Quays area in the early 1990s, the station was renamed Meadow Well in 1994. 📸https://t.co/tFZaUYBfXw https://t.co/MbL1ruhmcH

1988: Under the lights at Whitley Bay Metro Station. 📸Robert Payne https://t.co/yIuOeLxyAm

1978: #Newcastle Central Station. 📸https://t.co/hxtr1y5kgZ https://t.co/8dNycKdg3m

1987: #Newcastle City Centre 📸https://t.co/qoKV8xm2Kp https://t.co/bkiSSFow44

1982: 5p kids fare 'Any ride anywhere in Tyne & Wear' 📸Chronicle Live: More pictures and full article here: https://t.co/khiFmTUhjp https://t.co/EAk4O92bhx

RT @TyneFlashback: 1959: #Tynemouth Long Sands Beach & outdoor pool 🎥North East Film Archive https://t.co/TUEAsK8Y6x

1959: #Tynemouth Long Sands Beach & outdoor pool 🎥North East Film Archive https://t.co/TUEAsK8Y6x

1960: Trolley buses on Grainger Street, heading towards Grey's Monument, #Newcastle upon Tyne, 📸Armstrong Railway Photographic Trust via Chronicle Live: More pictures and full article here: https://t.co/4Qjzj3sviB https://t.co/ps8fhj3Q7O

1951 British Railways Poster: St Mary's Lighthouse, #WhitleyBay. The Lighthouse was built in 1898 and although now out of commission, it remains as a visitor centre which still attracts many visitors who enjoy climbing the 137 steps for the views from the top. 🎨F. Donald Blake https://t.co/gk4k4KZ8yk