The third platform at North Shields was from the days of the blue line. They used to do shuttle services between St James and North Shields to increase the frequency up to every 6 mins like how it is in central Newcastle. That and the red line died out when they stopped running single metros and ran them all as doubles. And then Sunderland opened but with no new trains. Don’t think it’s been in passenger use since about 1997 and obv now has that emergency exit ramp built on it.
btw the change in colour just basically goes from fellgate which is like a green/blue then through sunderland it gets more blue and at south hylton the station is completely blue. with the exception of Stadium of Light station which is a red and white colour scheme to represent Sunderland AFC.
The third platform at North Shields was from the days of the blue line. They used to do shuttle services between St James and North Shields to increase the frequency up to every 6 mins like how it is in central Newcastle.
That and the red line died out when they stopped running single metros and ran them all as doubles. And then Sunderland opened but with no new trains.
Don’t think it’s been in passenger use since about 1997 and obv now has that emergency exit ramp built on it.
btw the change in colour just basically goes from fellgate which is like a green/blue then through sunderland it gets more blue and at south hylton the station is completely blue. with the exception of Stadium of Light station which is a red and white colour scheme to represent Sunderland AFC.