Recent content by Kryten2340

Why don't they take the Go North East approach and strike continuously for 12 weeks?

Looks like T&W Metro staff are getting griefed on social media due to their operation for tonight and advising people to walk over to Gateshead if you're heading south of the river after the Sam Fender concert at St James Park but really what else are they meant to do? Personaly I think it's...

Just curious. How did 555003 switch from NR infra to Metro infra at Pelaw? Was a crane involved or Was a metro unit waiting on Pelaw Junction to grab it from NR infra then run wrong road to the nearest crossover point?

There’s also trip wire alongside the Tyne and Wear Metro on the approach to Airport Station in Newcastle.

I got pinged by the app and was able to undo the ping by removing and re-installing the app. Doing that it no longer advises you to isolate. The whole thing is pointless. I've got the app installed for check in purposes but turned contact tracing off. I've had both jabs and doing regular...

Wallsend Metro Station is also known as Segedunum named after Roman fort that used to be in what's now modern day Wallsend.

I don't know what it's like now but several years ago there never used to be any ticket machines at Metrocentre Station in Gateshead if you were arriving from the Coach Park side. You would either have to board and hope the guard came along to sell tickets or cross the bridge and go into the...

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2021-02-27/concern-newcastle-to-carlisle-railway-could-be-impacted-by-landslip

You'd have thought that Top Gear's 'educational video' back in the day would be enough for people not to do this.....

I'm pretty sure however back in the day there used to be an early morning service from Tynemouth to the Airport using the depot avoiding line.

I was reading this over the weekend but I am struggling to see the benefit. Does the Team Vallley need it's own rail service? https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/bid-launched-reopen-rail-line-18331742.amp

If you ever find yourself up in the Newcastle/Gateshead area check out the Bowes railway path from Tanfield Railway across to Jarrow. Watch your speed coming down through Kibblesworth though, very slippery due to gravel.

If this had a like button it would get a like. I had forgotten about that. The dude who has the flying issue is into his cars so that's extra persuasion ammo for me. Thanks.

That is one thing I am thinking of yes, however the others are pretty decent in that they have a 'we never leave a man behind' rule. As long as there's beer they won't be too fussed.

Re Easyjet. Yes you can fly to Munich using them however for me it means a trip to Manchester or Edinburgh by train so still the best part of a 3 hour commute by train to Manchester Airport from Newcastle. Edinburgh 90 mins up to Waverley plus the bus/tram. In a normal situation I would fly...