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Platform 2 at Sunderland station is for Tyne and Wear Metro services to South Hylton. This station is shared between the Tyne and Wear Metro system and mainline services - as far as I know the only layout of its kind in the country. 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 3 at Sunderland station is for Tyne and Wear Metro services to Newcastle. This station is shared between the Tyne and Wear Metro system and mainline services - as far as I know the only layout of its kind in the country. 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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Sunderalnd station is shared between the Tyne and Wear Metro system and mainline services, these signs show that the two different operators have different policies on the prior purchasing of tickets. 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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Sunderalnd station is shared between the Tyne and Wear Metro system and mainline services, platform 3 in the foreground is for Northbound Metro services to Newcastle, platform 4 in the distance (beyond the first signal) is for Northbound mainline services, also towards Newcaslte. The two numbered signs on the left of the track are speed restriction signs - the indicating the top speed for mainline trains is 20mph, while the lower one restricts Metro services to 15km/h. 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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Sunderalnd station is shared between the Tyne and Wear Metro system and mainline services, this is the junction between the soutbound platforms. Mainline trains stop at the northern end of the station to the left, while Metro trains serve the sothern end to the right. 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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Sunderalnd station is shared between the Tyne and Wear Metro system and mainline services, this is the junction between the soutbound platforms. Mainline trains stop at the northern end of the station to the right, while Metro trains serve the sothern end to the left. 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 1 at Sunderalnd station is for southbound and terminating mainline trains. 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 Sunderalnd station is for northbound and mainline trains towards Newcastle. 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 Departures and Arrivals boards at Sunderland station. Services to and from South Hylton and St James calling at platform 2 and 3 are Tyne and Wear Metro services. Mainline services call at platforms 1 and 4. 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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Looking south from the southern end of Sunderland station as Northern Rail Class 156 DMU 156463 heads towards the siding after terminating at platform 1 in order to give way to a northbound Tyne and Wear Metro service before heading back north towards Newcastle and Carlisle. The lines entering the tunnel left of the picture are unelectrified mainline services only towards Middlesborough. The Metro tracks to South Hylton curve round to the right from the left and centre arches. The middle track leads only to two sidings, one electrified and one not. The electrification at Sunderland station is all 1500 volts DC for the Tyne and Wear Metro EMUs. This means that mainline electic locos and multiple units, which require 25,000 volts AC, are banned from the area. Additionally the reconstruction of the station to allow the Metro services to call here now means that Mk4 coaches now cannot call at the station, even when being dragged by a diesel loco, as they are out-of-gague. 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.