Chod North East. Spotting through time.

[Blake's Den]

7 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

 

 

 

That looks like a pair of fake legs!

[gm]

loads to see in this very interesting documentary about the Tyne and Wear Metro

 

 

[Blake's Den]

48 minutes ago, gm said:

loads to see in this very interesting documentary about the Tyne and Wear Metro

 

 

That's great! Thanks for sharing it.

[tooSavvy]

I may have mentioned this B4 🤔

When the Central Mway was built, long B4 Metro, some large cement voids were incorporated into the substructure = eventually they were broken open to let track run through 🚉

[chaseracer]

Yep - incorporated into the tunnels from Jesmond through Monument to Central Station.  Nice bit of integrated forward planning.

[Jim Bell]

And the cement was all substandard due to political corruption. SCANDAL 

[Nullzwei]

37 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Yep - incorporated into the tunnels from Jesmond through Monument to Central Station.  Nice bit of integrated forward planning.

Indeed, just after Jesmond metro station straight under the central motorways version of spaghetti junction.

 

[chaseracer]

9 hours ago, tooSavvy said:

I may have mentioned this B4 🤔

When the Central Mway was built, long B4 Metro, some large cement voids were incorporated into the substructure = eventually they were broken open to let track run through 🚉

https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/diversion-building-the-cme-central-motorway-east-from-1972-to-1975-and-using-it-thereafter.999987/

Get comfy...

[Jim Bell]

Vine street Sunderland I think. 

[Jim Bell]

A smattering of Tyne and Wear service busses. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Dabooka]

Old buses really are a thing of beauty.

That No 1 was my old route back home, in that direction, although mine were more modern Atlanteans (?) in the main.  I’m sure the Tyne and Wear Omnibus Corp (?) which was a short lived driver owned cooperative used singles decers like that, in blue and white.

[Jim Bell]

8 hours ago, Dabooka said:

Old buses really are a thing of beauty.

That No 1 was my old route back home, in that direction, although mine were more modern Atlanteans (?) in the main.  I’m sure the Tyne and Wear Omnibus Corp (?) which was a short lived driver owned cooperative used singles decers like that, in blue and white.

[Nullzwei]

22 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

A smattering of Tyne and Wear service busses.

 

Newcastle polytechnic now Northumbria Universities library being built in the background.

[chaseracer]

On 18/08/2023 at 09:27, Nullzwei said:

Newcastle polytechnic now Northumbria Universities library being built in the background.

I spent some time (but not enough!) in there...

[Jim Bell]

Shop at Binns!!

 

Old busses at Tynemouth front street. 

[Jim Bell]

Metro City at South Shields MSCP

 

[Jim Bell]

Bleakest Sunderland. 

[sdkrc]

What is this lad? Citroen LNA?

[High Jetter]

Peugeot 104?

[chaseracer]

Late 104 SL.

[tooSavvy]

12 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

Metro City at South Shields MSCP

 

Ahhh...... 'petrol thefts' were a thing, for a while.

Parkup >> all day away on train,at work >> return late. = MT

*Poss wrong carpark - it was the one by the station🤔

Twas a thing, aye.... 😕

[Jim Bell]

Whitley Bay Caravan Park. 

[Jim Bell]

The Groat Market and Bigg Market, Newcastle. 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Gallowgate, Newcastle

 

[Jim Bell]

Nun Street, Newcastle. 

[High Jetter]

Newkey looks so inviting...

[chaseracer]

22 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

Whitley Bay Caravan Park. 

Is that a J-reg? 😁

[chaseracer]

22 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

Nun Street, Newcastle. 

Bloody hell, Farnons... that takes me back...!

[chaseracer]

22 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

...Bigg Market, Newcastle. 

More than a few messy nights out there, in the mid-80s.  Are the underground bogs still operational?

[Jim Bell]

1 hour ago, chaseracer said:

More than a few messy nights out there, in the mid-80s.  Are the underground bogs still operational?

This is gonna sound like a joke, but no. They redeveloped the underground bogs into a bar. 

 

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/bigg-market-toilets-wine-bar-17102481.amp