'Ghost' Bus Infrastructure
'Ghost' Bus Infrastructure
Not exactly buses...
On some Metro stations, there are old TWPTE "No Trespassing" signs, some have been modified from £200 to £1000 fines. Also, on Heworth NR station, theres about 3 Regional Railways "Paid for by Nexus" signs.
(11 May 2015, 7:19 pm)Tommy_1581 Not exactly buses...
On some Metro stations, there are old TWPTE "No Trespassing" signs, some have been modified from £200 to £1000 fines. Also, on Heworth NR station, theres about 3 Regional Railways "Paid for by Nexus" signs.
(11 May 2015, 7:19 pm)Tommy_1581 Not exactly buses...
On some Metro stations, there are old TWPTE "No Trespassing" signs, some have been modified from £200 to £1000 fines. Also, on Heworth NR station, theres about 3 Regional Railways "Paid for by Nexus" signs.
Northumbria bus stop flags (with Arriva stickers fading and peeling off) in Ellington.
(02 Jun 2015, 10:19 am)Tommy_1581 Northumbria bus stop flags (with Arriva stickers fading and peeling off) in Ellington.
(02 Jun 2015, 10:19 am)Tommy_1581 Northumbria bus stop flags (with Arriva stickers fading and peeling off) in Ellington.
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T&W Zone Boundry - Spotted near Lamsley, Gateshead by Lee Robert Calder, on Flickr
Just to give this thread a bump... I spotted this on Lamesley Road between Team Valley and Birtley
T&W Zone Boundry - Spotted near Lamsley, Gateshead by Lee Robert Calder, on Flickr
(11 Jun 2015, 5:14 pm)idiot Im sure there is one on the A1
(11 Jun 2015, 5:14 pm)idiot Im sure there is one on the A1
The zone boundary sign on the A1 near the Metrocentre, has long gone. I have been meaning to mention it for a while.
However, I saw some 'ghost bus infrastructure' today, that has escaped my attention.
There is an old stretch of road that emerges near the horse riding stables at Lamesley. The opposite end is blocked off by the northbound exit slip of the A1 towards the Coalhouse Roundabout.
Anyway, I noticed for the first time ever (no idea how I have missed it previously), that there is a brick bus shelter on that stretch of old road.
The bus stop at Prudhoe leisure centre still has an Arriva 602 sticker on it, noticed it today when waiting for a 10 to Hexham today
(02 Apr 2016, 7:04 pm)Andreos1 However, I saw some 'ghost bus infrastructure' today, that has escaped my attention.
There is an old stretch of road that emerges near the horse riding stables at Lamesley. The opposite end is blocked off by the northbound exit slip of the A1 towards the Coalhouse Roundabout.
Anyway, I noticed for the first time ever (no idea how I have missed it previously), that there is a brick bus shelter on that stretch of old road.
(02 Apr 2016, 7:04 pm)Andreos1 However, I saw some 'ghost bus infrastructure' today, that has escaped my attention.
There is an old stretch of road that emerges near the horse riding stables at Lamesley. The opposite end is blocked off by the northbound exit slip of the A1 towards the Coalhouse Roundabout.
Anyway, I noticed for the first time ever (no idea how I have missed it previously), that there is a brick bus shelter on that stretch of old road.
(02 Apr 2016, 9:41 pm)Ambassador Is that the road Network Rail own now?
There's an indentical shelter opposite the Angel (Southbound) assuming they are related to the pits that used to be there (would guess Dean or South as the main pit would be the Angel itself) as I can't think of any other reason for a shelter down there.
(02 Apr 2016, 9:41 pm)Ambassador Is that the road Network Rail own now?
There's an indentical shelter opposite the Angel (Southbound) assuming they are related to the pits that used to be there (would guess Dean or South as the main pit would be the Angel itself) as I can't think of any other reason for a shelter down there.
(02 Apr 2016, 9:55 pm)FAndreos1 Dunno who owns it.
Racking my brains to try and think about the road network down there years ago, prior to that section of the Western Bypass being built.
Struggling.
I am guessing that road extended to the western side of Chowdene Bridge at some point though.
There is a stop on the road now, more or less parallel to this old shelter.
Appreciate we are going off topic, but was there a pit down there?
I can remember the NCB building on the site where Sainsburys is, but wasn't aware of anything else that far down.
(02 Apr 2016, 9:55 pm)FAndreos1 Dunno who owns it.
Racking my brains to try and think about the road network down there years ago, prior to that section of the Western Bypass being built.
Struggling.
I am guessing that road extended to the western side of Chowdene Bridge at some point though.
There is a stop on the road now, more or less parallel to this old shelter.
Appreciate we are going off topic, but was there a pit down there?
I can remember the NCB building on the site where Sainsburys is, but wasn't aware of anything else that far down.
(02 Apr 2016, 10:04 pm)Ambassador Not entirely sure, there may have been infrastructure around to support it. A quick look at Durham coalfields brings up an awful lot
www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchDurhamCollieriesResults.aspx?SearchType=Param&SearchID=f2896b30-7c3d-46e5-b647-9da0a9a493fb
Its intriguing as I'm not sure where that road would go, a link to Smithy Lane perhaps but the railway has been there a lot longer I'd assume so it must have gone around or over it
(02 Apr 2016, 10:04 pm)Ambassador Not entirely sure, there may have been infrastructure around to support it. A quick look at Durham coalfields brings up an awful lot
www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchDurhamCollieriesResults.aspx?SearchType=Param&SearchID=f2896b30-7c3d-46e5-b647-9da0a9a493fb
Its intriguing as I'm not sure where that road would go, a link to Smithy Lane perhaps but the railway has been there a lot longer I'd assume so it must have gone around or over it
(02 Apr 2016, 10:04 pm)Ambassador Not entirely sure, there may have been infrastructure around to support it. A quick look at Durham coalfields brings up an awful lot
www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchDurhamCollieriesResults.aspx?SearchType=Param&SearchID=f2896b30-7c3d-46e5-b647-9da0a9a493fb
Its intriguing as I'm not sure where that road would go, a link to Smithy Lane perhaps but the railway has been there a lot longer I'd assume so it must have gone around or over it
(02 Apr 2016, 10:04 pm)Ambassador Not entirely sure, there may have been infrastructure around to support it. A quick look at Durham coalfields brings up an awful lot
www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchDurhamCollieriesResults.aspx?SearchType=Param&SearchID=f2896b30-7c3d-46e5-b647-9da0a9a493fb
Its intriguing as I'm not sure where that road would go, a link to Smithy Lane perhaps but the railway has been there a lot longer I'd assume so it must have gone around or over it
(02 Apr 2016, 9:55 pm)Andreos1 Dunno who owns it.
Racking my brains to try and think about the road network down there years ago, prior to that section of the Western Bypass being built.
Struggling.
I am guessing that road extended to the western side of Chowdene Bridge at some point though.
There is a stop on the road now, more or less parallel to this old shelter.
Appreciate we are going off topic, but was there a pit down there?
I can remember the NCB building on the site where Sainsburys is, but wasn't aware of anything else that far down.
(02 Apr 2016, 9:55 pm)Andreos1 Dunno who owns it.
Racking my brains to try and think about the road network down there years ago, prior to that section of the Western Bypass being built.
Struggling.
I am guessing that road extended to the western side of Chowdene Bridge at some point though.
There is a stop on the road now, more or less parallel to this old shelter.
Appreciate we are going off topic, but was there a pit down there?
I can remember the NCB building on the site where Sainsburys is, but wasn't aware of anything else that far down.
(03 Apr 2016, 10:36 am)Charles41 Hi remember this area well from when I was little. There was indeed a pit, it was called Ladypark Drift and the site is now retail world. The road with the bus shelter on it used to come out near the NCB offices (which is now Sainsbury). If I remember rightly the 29 Kibblesworth bus used to use it.Cheers Charles.
There used to be a railway line which ran behind the NCB offices to the drift mine. It crossed the main road through the Team Valley on a single track concrete viaduct. It crossed Chowdene Bank near where the small gas works is now and then over the East Main Line before heading up to Wrekenton. Most of the railway is now a public footpath.
I used to go for walks with my dad on a Sunday around Ravensworth Castle and remember us taking a shortcut over the Western Bypass whilst it was being built.
Charles
(03 Apr 2016, 10:36 am)Charles41 Hi remember this area well from when I was little. There was indeed a pit, it was called Ladypark Drift and the site is now retail world. The road with the bus shelter on it used to come out near the NCB offices (which is now Sainsbury). If I remember rightly the 29 Kibblesworth bus used to use it.Cheers Charles.
There used to be a railway line which ran behind the NCB offices to the drift mine. It crossed the main road through the Team Valley on a single track concrete viaduct. It crossed Chowdene Bank near where the small gas works is now and then over the East Main Line before heading up to Wrekenton. Most of the railway is now a public footpath.
I used to go for walks with my dad on a Sunday around Ravensworth Castle and remember us taking a shortcut over the Western Bypass whilst it was being built.
Charles
(03 Apr 2016, 11:23 am)Andreos1 Cheers Charles.
Here is a photo of the viaduct:- http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/hist...y-10272913
As I said earlier, I can remember the NCB building (which was knocked down in the mid 80's.
I can also remember the realignment of the A1 at Eighton Lodge, including the works between there and the Coalhouse Roundabout.
What was there before has vanished from memory unfortunately.
(03 Apr 2016, 11:23 am)Andreos1 Cheers Charles.
Here is a photo of the viaduct:- http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/hist...y-10272913
As I said earlier, I can remember the NCB building (which was knocked down in the mid 80's.
I can also remember the realignment of the A1 at Eighton Lodge, including the works between there and the Coalhouse Roundabout.
What was there before has vanished from memory unfortunately.
