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A view from the front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4067 as it approaches the level crossing between the east and westbound platforms of Howdon station. Photo by Chris McKenna 07/03/2005.

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A view from the front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4067 as it approaches Meadow Well station with a service to St James. Photo by Chris McKenna 07/03/2005.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it travels through the platforms at Monkwearmouth station - now used as the Monkwearmouth Station Museum. As part of the metro extension to Sunderland and South Hylton in 2002, a new station - St Peters - was built a few hundred yards beyond this station (I don't know why Monkwearmouth station was not used). Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it travels through the platforms at Monkwearmouth station - now used as the Monkwearmouth Station Museum. As part of the metro extension to Sunderland and South Hylton in 2002, a new station - St Peters - was built a few hundred yards beyond this station and can be seen in the distance. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it arrives into Benton station on a serivice to South Hylton. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it arrives into Benton station on a serivice to South Hylton. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it arrives into Brockley Whins station with a service to South Hylton. This station was formerly served by mainline services between Sunderalnd and Newcaslte Central station but was taken over by the Metro as part of the extension to Sunderland and South Hylton in 2002 and today all the services operated by the current franchise holder Northern Rail non-stop here. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it arrives into Chillingham Road station - one of the least attractive on the network. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it arrives into Cullercoats station. This station was one of those originally built by the North Eastern Railway as part of the North Tyneside Loop, it first opened on the 7th July 1882. It has been exclusively operated by the metro since the opening day of the system on 11th August 1980. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it approaches the level crossing immediately before East Boldon station on Yellow line service from St James to South Hylton. Like some other stations on the Pelaw to Sunderland section, East Boldon station was formerly served by mainline trains, but has been exclusively Metro since 31/03/2002. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it approaches Fellgate station on a South Hylton-bound service. Fellgate was purpose-bult for the Metro extension to Sunderland and South Hylton in 2002. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it arrives into Fellgate station on a South Hylton-bound service. Fellgate was purpose-bult for the Metro extension to Sunderland and South Hylton in 2002. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it approaches Felling station with a service to South Hylton. The two non-electrified tracks to the left are the network rail lines between Newcastle and Sunderland. Although the current station structure obviously dates from the opening of this stretch of the Metro in 1981, there has been a station on this site since 1896. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Felling Tyne and Wear Metro station viewed through the window of Newcaslte-bound Class 155 DMU 156453. The metro train at Platform 2 of the station is also heading for Newcastle, although I was not able to tell whether this was a service from South Hylton or South Shields. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it arrives at Four Lane Ends station with a service from St James to South Hylton via the coast. This station, purpose-built as part of the first section of the Metro system opening in 1980, is one of the major transport interchanges of the flagship integrated transport network. The station is at ground level, but is completely covered over by the bus station and/or extensive car park above. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The headwall of the main circulating area between platforms at Gateshead Tyne and Wear Metro station. The network map is clearly visible and shows this as one of the stations served by both Yellow and Green line trains. This photograph was taken from the window of train 4089 on a Yellow Line service to Sunderland and South Hylton, Green Line services to South Shields also stop at this platform. The other platform is for services to Newcastle city centre and onwards to the airport (Green line) and St James via the North Tyneside coast (Yellow line). Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The main circulating area between platforms at Gateshead Tyne and Wear Metro station, giving an indication of the unsually wide island platform. This was photographed through the window of train 4089, and at the top of the picture the reflection of the new London Undergound-style strip map can be seen. These strip maps only appear above the doors on the trains, and are regarded by most as vastly inferior to the tradtional style map (shown in the previous photograph). The main reason for this is that the strip map does not show the unique feature of the Yellow line - that it runs in an e-shaped loop, calling twice at Monument station. The strip maps instead show Monument station in two separate locations, the first in the centre of the shared section in the middle of the map, and the second as the penultimate station on the left edge of the map. The latter location gives no indication that it is an interchange station with the Green line. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it arrives at Gateshead Stadium station with a service to South Hylton. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the font window of a Tyne and Wear Metro train on a Yellow Line service from St James to South Hylton via Tynemouth and Four Lane Ends. Here the train is approaching Hadrian Road station, located on a very straight stretch of track. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 of the south-bound Platform 1 at Haymarket Station. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the front window of a Tyne and Wear Metro train as it approaches Howdon station with a train from St James. Howdon station is unusual in that the platforms are offset either side of a level crossing. Although the station buildings date from the opening of this section of the Metro in late 1982, there has been a station at Howdon since 1839. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Vehicles using the level crossing at Howdon station on the Tyne and Wear Metro network, viewed from the front window of an eastbound train stopped at the station. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 approaching Ilford Road station with a Yellow line service to South Hylton. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it decelerates towards the stopping mark at Jesmond Station on a Yellow Line service to South Hylton. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it approaches Longbenton station with a service to South Hylton. Although it has had at least one phase of more modern alterations, this station originally dates from 1947. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the front window of a Tyne and Wear Metro train approaching Meadow Well station. Originally named Smith's Park, this station acquired its current name in 1994. The architecture of the station canopies suggests that these date from the mid-1990s rather than from the station's 1982 construction for the opening of this section of the Metro network. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it approaches Millfield station with a service to South Hylton. This station dates from the opening of the Pelaw to Sunderland and South Hylton metro extension in 2002, but stands on the alignment of the former Sunderland to Durham mainline that fell to the Beeching Axe in the 1960s. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it approaches Millfield station with a service to South Hylton. This station dates from the opening of the Pelaw to Sunderland and South Hylton metro extension in 2002, but stands on the alignment of the former Sunderland to Durham mainline that fell to the Beeching Axe in the 1960s. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of a Tyne and Wear Metro as it approaches Millfield station with a service towards Sunderland and onwards to Newcastle, the North Tyneside coast and round to St James. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it approaches the grand Monkseaton station, originally opened on the 25th of July 1915. Photo by Chris McKenna 10/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.

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Platform 4 at Monument station on the Tyne and Wear Metro. This platfom is the penultimate stopping point for Yellow line trains to St James, eastbound trains from St James to the North Tyneside coast call at platform 3 on the same level as this. Yellow line trains then loop round via South Gosforth and head south towards Gateshead, Sunderland and South Hylton calling again at Monument, this time at platfom 1, one of a pair of platforms below and at right-angles to platforms 3 and 4. Green line trains between Newcaslte Airport and South Shields also call at platforms 1 and 2 at monument station, making this the busiest station on the network. According to Wikipedia, Monument is the only place in the world where an urban transport line calls twice at the same station. The person in the photograph demonstates another feature of the Metro - mobile phones can be used throughout the network, even in underground stations such as Monument. Photo by Chris McKenna 08/10/2005. Larger, higher quality copies of most of my pictures are available, please email if you want a copy.