Tyne and Wear Transport Flashback Reblogger

Automated reblogger for tweets by http://twitter.com/TyneFlashback

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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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