There's an interesting thread going on:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tyneside_ ... d/messages
regarding the LNER freight depot at Newcastle, New Bridge Street. The newsgroup mentioned is concerned with local history on Tyneside and I've ran with a number of threads that may be of interest to subscribers here. Try a message subject search for:
Bombing of the New Bridge Street LNER Goods Station
Collywell Bay
Monkseaton
The Riverside Line
Tyne Invasion Plan
I've also posted some pics of the signalling at Monkseaton Station in the photographs section.
Bill Donald
Dublin, Ireland
Newcastle - New Bridge Street Goods - WW2 Bombing
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New Bridge Street
http://www.bpears.org.uk/NE-Diary/Inc/ISeq_22.html#N730
Report of bombing. This web site has details of many other railway related incidents during the second world war, but you have to do some digging.
Report of bombing. This web site has details of many other railway related incidents during the second world war, but you have to do some digging.
New Bridge Street
http://freespace.virgin.net/neil.worthi ... x/1943.htm
Lots of detail about railways during wartime and other snippets.
Lots of detail about railways during wartime and other snippets.