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65 GB_17_Day_8_Newcastle_tank. A link with the past at Newcastle Central station is this water tank, built by the North Eastern Railway in 1891. It held 60000 Imperial gallons of water (272250 litres) and stands upon the site of an earlier engine shed; an adjacent siding was the usual base for Newcastle station’s west end standby locomotive - in BR steam days, invariably a Class A3 Pacific. The water tank is presently disused but protected by a Grade 2 Listing as being of historical importance. Its guardian, Network Rail, is hoping to put the building to a useful new purpose. 3rd May 2025. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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A general view of platforms 2 and 3 at Newcastle Central Station as a class 91 locomotive heads a northbound GNER Intercity 225 service into the station. Photo by Chris McKenna 04/03/2005.

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A general view of Newcastle Central station at 09:58 on Friday 4th March 2005. Bay platforms 9 and 10 lie empty in the foreground, while the GNER's northbound Intercity 225 10:02 departure to Glasgow Central waits at platform 2 to the right of the picture. Photo by Chris McKenna 04/03/2005.

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Newcastle Central station viewed from a GNER HST service departing the western end of the station towards the King Edward VII Bridge over the Tyne. A GNER Mk4 DLV can be seen towards the left of the picture. 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.

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This "Next train information" screen at Newcastle Central station is advertising the two Class 142 units standing unattended at platform 11 to be "Empty Coaching Stock". This is the first time I've seen this term used on a public information system. 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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Arriving into Newcastle Central staion from Sunderland aboard Northern Rail Class 156 DMU 156463. 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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Arriving into Newcastle Central staion from Sunderland aboard Northern Rail Class 156 DMU 156463. 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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Arriving into Newcastle Central staion from Sunderland aboard Northern Rail Class 156 DMU 156463. 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 passenger footbridge in the secondary trainshed at Newcastle Central 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.