I did not travel on this line until 1971, despite having been brought up in Newcastle. There was one afternoon train from Central Station on Mondays to Fridays which took this route. To do the line in the opposite direction at this time was much more difficult; the only train to Newcastle ran early in the morning; for some odd reason, the only afternoon train to Newcastle started at Willington Quay; there was no train on the Percy Main - Willington Quay link in the afternoon. It was also great to see a photo of St Anthonys Station, which closed in 1960, and also one of the North Tyneside electric trains. The electric trains last ran in 1967, and the Riverside Line closed on 23 July, 1973. There was no weekend service, so the last trains ran on the previous Friday.
I was an apprentice at the N.E.E.B training school at Carville from 1972-74 and used to use Carville station as I lodged in Whitley Bay from Monday to Friday then went home to MIddlesbrough for the weekend. I remember running up the hill from the shipyard to the station just before the shipyard gates were opened. If they opened before we got out then we knew we were not going to get on the train as what seemed like thousands of shipyard workers stormed up the hill to the station. We had a much longer walk up to Wallsend station after Carville closed.
A sadly underused and lost line. I occasionally travelled from Newcastle Central to Carville and preferred it to the line through Wallsend station, even though it was less convenient for me. Thanks for posting.
looking back now it was a big mistake to close it with all the new deplanement with housing now saying use public transport if the line was still there the Metro would be grate for people down st, Peter bason and quey side and walker and Willington quey .
I did not travel on this line until 1971, despite having been brought up in Newcastle. There was one afternoon train from Central Station on Mondays to Fridays which took this route. To do the line in the opposite direction at this time was much more difficult; the only train to Newcastle ran early in the morning; for some odd reason, the only afternoon train to Newcastle started at Willington Quay; there was no train on the Percy Main - Willington Quay link in the afternoon. It was also great to see a photo of St Anthonys Station, which closed in 1960, and also one of the North Tyneside electric trains. The electric trains last ran in 1967, and the Riverside Line closed on 23 July, 1973. There was no weekend service, so the last trains ran on the previous Friday.
I was an apprentice at the N.E.E.B training school at Carville from 1972-74 and used to use Carville station as I lodged in Whitley Bay from Monday to Friday then went home to MIddlesbrough for the weekend. I remember running up the hill from the shipyard to the station just before the shipyard gates were opened. If they opened before we got out then we knew we were not going to get on the train as what seemed like thousands of shipyard workers stormed up the hill to the station. We had a much longer walk up to Wallsend station after Carville closed.
My dad was an instructor at that training school!
A sadly underused and lost line. I occasionally travelled from Newcastle Central to Carville and preferred it to the line through Wallsend station, even though it was less convenient for me. Thanks for posting.
I used to play on the tracks near st Anthony's station in the 70s and early 80s
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looking back now it was a big mistake to close it with all the new deplanement with housing now saying use public transport if the line was still there the Metro would be grate for people down st, Peter bason and quey side and walker and Willington quey .
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Great
Used it daily Walker to N SHIELDS