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Hi, I have just moved to Percy Main and I am interested to learn about the operations of Percy Main Station and the Depot and also about the freight lines which passed through the Village. I especially would like to see photos from all era's from the NER through LNER & BR and early Metro era. Its a fascinating subject but its quite hard to find decent articles and photos online.

Cheers Gary

Anon Mouse wrote:Hi, I have just moved to Percy Main and I am interested to learn about the operations of Percy Main Station and the Depot and also about the freight lines which passed through the Village. I especially would like to see photos from all era's from the NER through LNER & BR and early Metro era. Its a fascinating subject but its quite hard to find decent articles and photos online.

Cheers Gary

there are 2 stations at percy main the present one in use by the metro also the old blyth and tyne one just to the north i think is now in use as a pub

third-rail wrote:

Anon Mouse wrote:Hi, I have just moved to Percy Main and I am interested to learn about the operations of Percy Main Station and the Depot and also about the freight lines which passed through the Village. I especially would like to see photos from all era's from the NER through LNER & BR and early Metro era. Its a fascinating subject but its quite hard to find decent articles and photos online.

Cheers Gary

there are 2 stations at percy main the present one in use by the metro also the old blyth and tyne one just to the north i think is now in use as a pub

As far as I'm aware the pub is closed down, I never knew it was an old station always thought it was part of the depot! I suppose its pretty apt that the North Tyneside Steam Railways station is on the site!

Cheers

the loco shed was to the south of the present metro station on the route down to the tyne commissioners quay that passed under the present metro line. the area behind the pub had two tracks leading to the blyth and tyne and the piece of land between had 4or 5 storage sidings .

third-rail wrote:the loco shed was to the south of the present metro station on the route down to the tyne commissioners quay that passed under the present metro line. the area behind the pub had two tracks leading to the blyth and tyne and the piece of land between had 4or 5 storage sidings .

ah I see, I always thought that was the depot, Its a pity my Grandfather is no longer with us...Its his old house we live in and he had plenty of stories about the railway here!

There's something here: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/p/pe ... ndex.shtml

The old Northumbrian Railways site had a lot more but it seems to have disappeared: http://www.northumbrian-railways.co.uk/

As well as the two electric lines, and the colliery and NCB ones, an interesting working through Percy Main was the boat train service to the Tyne Commission Quay.

Percy Main wrote:There's something here: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/p/pe ... ndex.shtml

The old Northumbrian Railways site had a lot more but it seems to have disappeared: http://www.northumbrian-railways.co.uk/

As well as the two electric lines, and the colliery and NCB ones, an interesting working through Percy Main was the boat train service to the Tyne Commission Quay.

Cheers for that, quite interesting that disused stations site, the Northumbrian Railways one seems to be no longer, but I'll try in a bit!

Cheers Gary

I don't know if this is of any use to you:

http://www.brdatabase.info/sites.php?pa ... ain&id=422

Chamossaire wrote:I don't know if this is of any use to you:

http://www.brdatabase.info/sites.php?pa ... ain&id=422

Thank you, thats most useful!

I did some detailed research into the Blyth and Tyne many years ago. Their station at Percy Main lay immediately south of the pub that was adjacent to the curve which linked the line with the NER. The station building was demolished prior to 1960 but I do not have a more accurate date. I recall that there was also an NER goods shed with a small overhanging roof slightly further to the south of the B&T station.