Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The Metro of Newcastle and District.
On Radio 2 this morning, somebody commented that it could turn out to be the wettest drought we have had since records began!
And it certainly has been wet today.
It was a stay at home day. And suddenly it was the day for me to Spring Clean the bedroom. We have a dust free bedroom! Not for long I guess.
This evening I look back to Newcastle once again.
This blog posting is for train lovers.
I like trains and I really liked The Metro.
It is clean and efficient. The trains come by every 12 minutes. There are 48 miles of track which take passengers from the airport out to the coast and north and south of The Tyne.
There is a Metro stop a couple of hundred yards from Ashley's house. You buy a ticket from a machine which lasts for all that day and opting for just one zone or two.
It opened in 1980, thus having the advantage of modernity over the London Underground. It is overground for most its miles, but goes deep under the ground in the city centre. Much of the track was built on the existing urban railway, built in 1904.
Artwork is an attractive feature at several stations.
Bill "drives" in to Tynemouth Station.
It is an old station, dating from 1882.
It is a Grade 2 listed building.
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A website picture - which shows what a wonderful venue this must be for the Saturday antiques and collectables fairs.
My turn for the front seat!
Mural at The Metro Station which links to Newcastle Central mainline.
By Hilary Painter.
She has adapted the style of Thomas Bewick, a wood engraver to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth.
There was a photo of a bust of Thomas Bewick in The Philosophy and Literary Library that I posted a week or so ago.
Another artist features at Monument Station.
Bob Olley painted a series of Metro train windows revealing an abundance of Famous Faces within.
Bob Olley's most famous work made me laugh.....so I will share it with you.
And it certainly has been wet today.
It was a stay at home day. And suddenly it was the day for me to Spring Clean the bedroom. We have a dust free bedroom! Not for long I guess.
This evening I look back to Newcastle once again.
This blog posting is for train lovers.
I like trains and I really liked The Metro.
It is clean and efficient. The trains come by every 12 minutes. There are 48 miles of track which take passengers from the airport out to the coast and north and south of The Tyne.
There is a Metro stop a couple of hundred yards from Ashley's house. You buy a ticket from a machine which lasts for all that day and opting for just one zone or two.
It opened in 1980, thus having the advantage of modernity over the London Underground. It is overground for most its miles, but goes deep under the ground in the city centre. Much of the track was built on the existing urban railway, built in 1904.
Artwork is an attractive feature at several stations.
Bill "drives" in to Tynemouth Station.
It is an old station, dating from 1882.
It is a Grade 2 listed building.
r.jpg)
Mural at The Metro Station which links to Newcastle Central mainline.
By Hilary Painter.
She has adapted the style of Thomas Bewick, a wood engraver to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth.
There was a photo of a bust of Thomas Bewick in The Philosophy and Literary Library that I posted a week or so ago.
Another artist features at Monument Station.
Bob Olley painted a series of Metro train windows revealing an abundance of Famous Faces within.
Bob Olley's most famous work made me laugh.....so I will share it with you.
