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Ernies Northumbrian Railway Archive

2nd January 2006

This album takes a look at the old Blyth and Tyne area, most routes survive today with a large part now taken over by the Metro. The lines via Newsham to Lynemouth and Morpeth exist mainly for traffic to and from the Alcan facilities at Lynemouth and North Blyth, but 20 years ago coal traffic to Blyth Power station and the 2 shipping points at West Blyth and Bates pre-dominated.
The Album is now arranged as a 'tour' commencing at Morpeth through Bedlington and Newsham to Shiremoor and Percy Main. There is also some coverage of the old B & T route through Benton to the coast although the views from Monkseaton onwards are on the diversion built by the North Eastern. Finally the lines north of Bedlington through Ashington and Winning with some coverage of the local collieries are covered.
Views date from just after the first World War and once again some images especially the older B & W ones are not brilliant quality. Bear this in mine if you are ordering prints.
The lines in the Blyth area are covered by seperate albums and Blyth port has its own album

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1746x2804 g NEWSHAM_track_plan_preWW1.jpg Buy Print	2798x1726 g_Newsham_43101_July_1966.jpg Buy Print	2236x1373 g_Newsham_65812_in_Blyth_platform_July_1966.jpg Buy Print	2118x1648 g_NEWSHAM_65812_July_1966.jpg Buy Print
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2336x1603 k Seghill South Box, Hartley Main tracks on right 1920's.jpg Buy Print	1844x1373 k_Seghill_box.jpg Buy Print	1844x1360 k_Seghill_lkg_north.jpg Buy Print	1948x1373 k_Seghill_station.jpg Buy Print
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Lkg north from the footbridge, the crossover was used by the Push/pull train from Blyth to reach its layover sdg on the left. It then returned via the LH platform. Goods docks on right 1909x1190 q Monkseaton_1964.jpg Buy Print	2415x1699 u_North_Seaton_ca_1930.jpg Buy Print	6043x3614 v_Ashington43000dec66gtrimg664.jpg Buy Print	2390x1600 v_Ashington_45562_on_special.jpg Buy Print
3282x2262 v_Ashington_47224_heads_for_Alcan_at_Lynemouth.jpg Buy Print	1799x1189 v_Jubilee_at_Ashington.jpg Buy Print	4042x2741 w_Newbiggin_MRW.jpg Buy Print	2223x1368 x 37015_at_Winning_with_a_breakdown_crane.jpg Buy Print
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2485x1660 yTaken_from_Freemans_Signal_Box_mts_leave_Blyth_Power_Station_yard.jpg Buy Print	1852x1357 y_Freemans_37410_sets_off_with_Alumina_for_Fort_William.jpg Buy Print	1632x1169 y_Freemans_56109_van_in_tow_sets_off_to_find_coal.jpg Buy Print	6287x4095 y_Freemans_65845.jpg Buy Print
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