2021

NZ2655 : Birtley railway station (site), County Durham

taken 4 years ago, near to Birtley, Gateshead, England

Birtley railway station (site), County Durham
Birtley railway station (site), County Durham
Opened in 1868 by the North Eastern Railway on the line from Newcastle to Durham, this station closed in 1955.
View south east towards Chester-le-Street and Durham. At its largest, the station had four platforms, centre to far right of the image.
For a similar view taken 55 years earlier, see NZ2655 : Birtley Station (remains), with Diesel-hauled Down express.

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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Railways Primary Subject: Railway Station other tags: London & North Eastern Railway North Eastern Railway British Rail Network Rail Site of Old Railway Station Former Train Station Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Durham [4] · Station [3] · County Durham [2] · Eastern [2] · South [2] ·
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NZ2655, 18 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Nigel Thompson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 29 May, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 30 May, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2670 5564 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:53.6872N 1:35.1141W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2669 5569
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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