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Newburn Station (1875-1965)
The railway station in Newburn was opened in 1875 under the North Easter Railway (NER) company. The station was located at the bottom of Station Road. It was on the North Wylam Loop, including trains to Newcastle. The railway also had extensive sidings linked with Spencer's Steel Works, North Walbottle Colliery, Newburn Hill sand and gravel quarry, and Newburn Waterworks.
During the 20th century, the advent of trams, buses and then wider ownership of cars led to the use of trains to rapidly decline. The station was closed to passengers on the 15th September 1958, and to freight in 1965. The station buildings were demolished, but the tracks weren't removed until 1986. Much of the trackbed of the North Wylam Loop now forms a cycle and walking route.
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
056699:Station Road Newburn Frith F. c.1950s
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Newburn Station
- ......The station was west of the Newburn Bridge Road level crossing. The platform buildings were as unpretentious as those of the other North Wylam loop stations. The up platform had …
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Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
056699:Station Road Newburn Frith F. c.1950s
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from http://www.disused-stations.o…
Newburn Station
- ......The station was west of the Newburn Bridge Road level crossing. The platform buildings were as unpretentious as those of the other North Wylam loop stations. The up platform had …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
