2025

NZ2869 : East Coast Mainline from a bridge carrying the Metro

taken 7 months ago, near to Longbenton, North Tyneside, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title starting with East Coast Main in this square
East Coast Mainline from a bridge carrying the Metro
East Coast Mainline from a bridge carrying the Metro
A bridge carries the Tyne and Wear Metro and a footpath over the East Coast Mainline in Benton. There used to be chords connecting the two lines, but these are long since removed.
East Coast Main Line

The East Coast Main Line is a 393 mile long high speed electrified railway between London and Edinburgh, via Peterborough, Doncaster, York and Newcastle. It was constructed between 1846 & 1871 by several different rail companies.
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright DS Pugh and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Railways Primary Subject: Railway
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Tyne and Wear Metro [7] · Bridge Carries the Tyne and Wear Metro [3] · East Coast Main Line [3] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
NZ2869, 44 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
DS Pugh   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 19 December, 2025   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 24 December, 2025
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2814 6915 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:0.9665N 1:33.6879W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2815 6913
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image Type (about): geograph 
This page has been viewed about 8 times