1985
NZ2662 : Tyne & Wear Metro approaching Gateshead Stadium
taken 40 years ago, near to Gateshead, England
Tyne & Wear Metro approaching Gateshead Stadium
The Tyne & Wear Metro opened in 1980. Light rail vehicles replaced trains on suburban lines into Newcastle from north and south of the Tyne. The system was integrated with the local bus network, with bus routes redesigned to carry people to Metro interchanges rather than direct into the centre of Newcastle. A single ticket allowed passengers to interchange between bus and Metro.
The Metro was designed to be fully wheelchair-accessible right from the start, well before any other UK transport systems.
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The Metro was designed to be fully wheelchair-accessible right from the start, well before any other UK transport systems.
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- Grid Square
- NZ2662, 47 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Malc McDonald (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 20 February, 1985 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 20 January, 2013
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 2658 6255 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:57.4132N 1:35.1882W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 2647 6263
- View Direction
- Southeast (about 135 degrees)
