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Tom

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25 Jun 2014, 7:41 pm #561

(25 Jun 2014, 7:40 pm)BJ10VUS I've never heard them before in person, but the video is about a month old, which implies that they've been on at least one train for a while! Sorry if I'm duplicating a post, however.

Yeah - they are on the East Coast liveried ones if anyones interested - and no worries Smile

Tom

25 Jun 2014, 7:41 pm #561

(25 Jun 2014, 7:40 pm)BJ10VUS I've never heard them before in person, but the video is about a month old, which implies that they've been on at least one train for a while! Sorry if I'm duplicating a post, however.

Yeah - they are on the East Coast liveried ones if anyones interested - and no worries Smile

BJ10VUS

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25 Jun 2014, 7:46 pm #562

(25 Jun 2014, 7:41 pm)Tom Yeah - they are on the East Coast liveried ones if anyones interested - and no worries

Ah, I'll have to keep an eye out then. Thank you! Smile

BJ10VUS

25 Jun 2014, 7:46 pm #562

(25 Jun 2014, 7:41 pm)Tom Yeah - they are on the East Coast liveried ones if anyones interested - and no worries

Ah, I'll have to keep an eye out then. Thank you! Smile

Adrian

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25 Jun 2014, 9:05 pm #563

Hopefully they're more acceptable than the repetitive 'safety' announcements on the Metro platforms and Nexus bus stations.

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Adrian

25 Jun 2014, 9:05 pm #563

Hopefully they're more acceptable than the repetitive 'safety' announcements on the Metro platforms and Nexus bus stations.

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Tom

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25 Jun 2014, 9:13 pm #564

(25 Jun 2014, 9:05 pm)aureolin Hopefully they're more acceptable than the repetitive 'safety' announcements on the Metro platforms and Nexus bus stations.

Oh god they get on my nerves, it usually:
''Metro safety announcemnt, please do not hold train doors open, its dangerous, causes delays and can lead to a fine of £1000'' or ''Please hold the handrail of escalators, if you have a pushchair, luggage or a wheelchair please use lifts''. They normally play about two or three times!

Tom

25 Jun 2014, 9:13 pm #564

(25 Jun 2014, 9:05 pm)aureolin Hopefully they're more acceptable than the repetitive 'safety' announcements on the Metro platforms and Nexus bus stations.

BJ10VUS

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25 Jun 2014, 9:22 pm #565

(25 Jun 2014, 9:13 pm)Tom Oh god they get on my nerves, it usually:
''Metro safety announcemnt, please do not hold train doors open, its dangerous, causes delays and can lead to a fine of £1000'' or ''Please hold the handrail of escalators, if you have a pushchair, luggage or a wheelchair please use lifts''. They normally play about two or three times!

A year or two ago the announcements on Monument platform 4 were constantly repeating themselves. Not sure how long it went on, but they used to go "The train standing at platform 4 is for St James" about five times while the train was waiting to leave.

BJ10VUS

25 Jun 2014, 9:22 pm #565

(25 Jun 2014, 9:13 pm)Tom Oh god they get on my nerves, it usually:
''Metro safety announcemnt, please do not hold train doors open, its dangerous, causes delays and can lead to a fine of £1000'' or ''Please hold the handrail of escalators, if you have a pushchair, luggage or a wheelchair please use lifts''. They normally play about two or three times!

Dan

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26 Jun 2014, 5:33 am #566

(25 Jun 2014, 9:13 pm)Tom Oh god they get on my nerves, it usually:
''Metro safety announcemnt, please do not hold train doors open, its dangerous, causes delays and can lead to a fine of £1000'' or ''Please hold the handrail of escalators, if you have a pushchair, luggage or a wheelchair please use lifts''. They normally play about two or three times!

You forgot the 'Thank you for helping keep Metro safe' bit!

Dan

26 Jun 2014, 5:33 am #566

(25 Jun 2014, 9:13 pm)Tom Oh god they get on my nerves, it usually:
''Metro safety announcemnt, please do not hold train doors open, its dangerous, causes delays and can lead to a fine of £1000'' or ''Please hold the handrail of escalators, if you have a pushchair, luggage or a wheelchair please use lifts''. They normally play about two or three times!

You forgot the 'Thank you for helping keep Metro safe' bit!

~~DanPicken~~

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26 Jun 2014, 6:45 am #567

(25 Jun 2014, 9:22 pm)BJ10VUS A year or two ago the announcements on Monument platform 4 were constantly repeating themselves. Not sure how long it went on, but they used to go "The train standing at platform 4 is for St James" about five times while the train was waiting to leave.

Has anyone noticed that the end of Platform 4 goes a bit wierd

DanPicken

26 Jun 2014, 6:45 am #567

(25 Jun 2014, 9:22 pm)BJ10VUS A year or two ago the announcements on Monument platform 4 were constantly repeating themselves. Not sure how long it went on, but they used to go "The train standing at platform 4 is for St James" about five times while the train was waiting to leave.

Has anyone noticed that the end of Platform 4 goes a bit wierd

Dan

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27 Jun 2014, 3:49 pm #568

Recent Q&As from the Meet the Manager sessions are now online:
http://www.nexus.org.uk/metro/community/meet-manager

Dan

27 Jun 2014, 3:49 pm #568

Recent Q&As from the Meet the Manager sessions are now online:
http://www.nexus.org.uk/metro/community/meet-manager

Lm2606

30 Jun 2014, 8:48 am #569

(26 Jun 2014, 6:45 am)danpick Has anyone noticed that the end of Platform 4 goes a bit wierd

How? If it's the smell then I understand!

Lm2606

30 Jun 2014, 8:48 am #569

(26 Jun 2014, 6:45 am)danpick Has anyone noticed that the end of Platform 4 goes a bit wierd

How? If it's the smell then I understand!

V514DFT

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30 Jun 2014, 2:07 pm #570

Platform 3 is rotten,and btw i am a rail enthusiast and have been since i was 5,metro being my favourite,but some people cant afford to travel around the country,sorry but my son comes first

Edited 30 Jun 2014, 2:10 pm by V514DFT.

V514DFT

30 Jun 2014, 2:07 pm #570

Platform 3 is rotten,and btw i am a rail enthusiast and have been since i was 5,metro being my favourite,but some people cant afford to travel around the country,sorry but my son comes first

Adrian

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30 Jun 2014, 2:38 pm #571

(27 Jun 2014, 3:49 pm)Dan Recent Q&As from the Meet the Manager sessions are now online:
http://www.nexus.org.uk/metro/community/meet-manager

I've now had a time to digest the several Q and A sessions, and I must say - what a load of crap! You can tell from the questions exactly who attends these sessions. A load of OAPs with Gold Card queries.

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Adrian

30 Jun 2014, 2:38 pm #571

(27 Jun 2014, 3:49 pm)Dan Recent Q&As from the Meet the Manager sessions are now online:
http://www.nexus.org.uk/metro/community/meet-manager

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Malarkey

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30 Jun 2014, 5:26 pm #572

Anyone know any good spots to Photograph the Metros, I have already taken photos between Felling and Heworth. Basically what I am attempting to do is get a Photo of the Metro at Every Single Station Possible, Obviously the likes of Haymarket would be out of the Question.

Malarkey

30 Jun 2014, 5:26 pm #572

Lm2606

30 Jun 2014, 5:27 pm #573

(30 Jun 2014, 5:26 pm)NEBCD Malarkey Anyone know any good spots to Photograph the Metros, I have already taken photos between Felling and Heworth. Basically what I am attempting to do is get a Photo of the Metro at Every Single Station Possible, Obviously the likes of Haymarket would be out of the Question.

Watch out as Cctv operators will call metro staff

Lm2606

30 Jun 2014, 5:27 pm #573

(30 Jun 2014, 5:26 pm)NEBCD Malarkey Anyone know any good spots to Photograph the Metros, I have already taken photos between Felling and Heworth. Basically what I am attempting to do is get a Photo of the Metro at Every Single Station Possible, Obviously the likes of Haymarket would be out of the Question.

Watch out as Cctv operators will call metro staff

Tom

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30 Jun 2014, 5:31 pm #574

(30 Jun 2014, 5:26 pm)NEBCD Malarkey Anyone know any good spots to Photograph the Metros, I have already taken photos between Felling and Heworth. Basically what I am attempting to do is get a Photo of the Metro at Every Single Station Possible, Obviously the likes of Haymarket would be out of the Question.

If you go on Platform 2 where the lift is, you should be able to get some good photographs?

Tom

30 Jun 2014, 5:31 pm #574

(30 Jun 2014, 5:26 pm)NEBCD Malarkey Anyone know any good spots to Photograph the Metros, I have already taken photos between Felling and Heworth. Basically what I am attempting to do is get a Photo of the Metro at Every Single Station Possible, Obviously the likes of Haymarket would be out of the Question.

If you go on Platform 2 where the lift is, you should be able to get some good photographs?

Malarkey

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30 Jun 2014, 5:32 pm #575

(30 Jun 2014, 5:27 pm)Lm2606 Watch out as Cctv operators will call metro staff

I'll just say i'm doing a Special Project for Photography at Uni, even though I don't go to Uni.

Malarkey

30 Jun 2014, 5:32 pm #575

(30 Jun 2014, 5:27 pm)Lm2606 Watch out as Cctv operators will call metro staff

I'll just say i'm doing a Special Project for Photography at Uni, even though I don't go to Uni.

Andreos1

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30 Jun 2014, 5:42 pm #576

(30 Jun 2014, 5:26 pm)NEBCD Malarkey Anyone know any good spots to Photograph the Metros, I have already taken photos between Felling and Heworth. Basically what I am attempting to do is get a Photo of the Metro at Every Single Station Possible, Obviously the likes of Haymarket would be out of the Question.

As has already been pointed out, you may get chucked off the platform if spotted with your camera.

Best bet, is to find bridges or crossings.
In Jesmond and a few other places on North Tyneside, there are a lot of streets with houses which run alongside the tracks.

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Andreos1

30 Jun 2014, 5:42 pm #576

(30 Jun 2014, 5:26 pm)NEBCD Malarkey Anyone know any good spots to Photograph the Metros, I have already taken photos between Felling and Heworth. Basically what I am attempting to do is get a Photo of the Metro at Every Single Station Possible, Obviously the likes of Haymarket would be out of the Question.

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Dan

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30 Jun 2014, 5:42 pm #577

(30 Jun 2014, 5:26 pm)NEBCD Malarkey Anyone know any good spots to Photograph the Metros, I have already taken photos between Felling and Heworth. Basically what I am attempting to do is get a Photo of the Metro at Every Single Station Possible, Obviously the likes of Haymarket would be out of the Question.

After having taken photos of a fair proportion of the buses in the fleets of "the big three", I started to move onto Metros.
I still want to photograph every vehicle in the fleets of "the big three" but I also want to photograph every Tyne & Wear Metro train too, primarily to allow NEB's fleet lists to have a photograph of each.

As next month is my last with a Nexus CAT, I wanted to make the most of it and photograph and ride on as many things as possible from companies besides Go North East, as that's who I'll have a monthly all zone Get Around with during August.

To answer your question, I've taken photos at East Boldon, South Hylton, Kingston Park, Felling, Percy Main, North Shields, Gateshead Stadium, Gateshead, South Shields, Fellgate, Hebburn, Park Lane, Airport, Millfield, South Gosforth, Wallsend and Sunderland University.

Of those; Percy Main, Wallsend and Sunderland University are some of my favourites.

Tyne & Wear Metro: 4038 by danielgrahamm, on Flickr

Tyne & Wear Metro: 4044 by danielgrahamm, on Flickr

Tyne & Wear Metro: 4054 by danielgrahamm, on Flickr

(30 Jun 2014, 5:27 pm)Lm2606 Watch out as Cctv operators will call metro staff

I've never had an issue with photographing Metros.

I've taken photographs in front of Nexus staff before, and they seemingly haven't cared.

The photo I took at South Gosforth was taken whilst about three Metro staff were standing there next to me. I got on the next Metro and moved on.

Dan

30 Jun 2014, 5:42 pm #577

(30 Jun 2014, 5:26 pm)NEBCD Malarkey Anyone know any good spots to Photograph the Metros, I have already taken photos between Felling and Heworth. Basically what I am attempting to do is get a Photo of the Metro at Every Single Station Possible, Obviously the likes of Haymarket would be out of the Question.

Tyne & Wear Metro: 4038 by danielgrahamm, on Flickr

Tyne & Wear Metro: 4044 by danielgrahamm, on Flickr

Tyne & Wear Metro: 4054 by danielgrahamm, on Flickr

(30 Jun 2014, 5:27 pm)Lm2606 Watch out as Cctv operators will call metro staff

Malarkey

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30 Jun 2014, 5:54 pm #578

(30 Jun 2014, 5:42 pm)Andreos Constantopolous As has already been pointed out, you may get chucked off the platform if spotted with your camera.

Best bet, is to find bridges or crossings.
In Jesmond and a few other places on North Tyneside, there are a lot of streets with houses which run alongside the tracks.

That's pretty much what I did on Friday between Heworth and Felling, stood on the Bridges, Just thought it would be something different to add to my Photostream on Flickr.

Malarkey

30 Jun 2014, 5:54 pm #578

(30 Jun 2014, 5:42 pm)Andreos Constantopolous As has already been pointed out, you may get chucked off the platform if spotted with your camera.

Best bet, is to find bridges or crossings.
In Jesmond and a few other places on North Tyneside, there are a lot of streets with houses which run alongside the tracks.

That's pretty much what I did on Friday between Heworth and Felling, stood on the Bridges, Just thought it would be something different to add to my Photostream on Flickr.

Adrian

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30 Jun 2014, 5:57 pm #579

(30 Jun 2014, 5:42 pm)Dan I've never had an issue with photographing Metros.

I've taken photographs in front of Nexus staff before, and they seemingly haven't cared.

The photo I took at South Gosforth was taken whilst about three Metro staff were standing there next to me. I got on the next Metro and moved on.

It's a bit like the bus stations. Sometimes they're bothered, and other times they seemly aren't. There's no consistency. Angry

I've seen people escorted from the platform at Ilford Road, Felling, and South Gosforth. But there again I've seen people completely ignored by an army of inspectors at Gateshead.

Adam,

Your best places to stand, where there's no chance of you getting lifted are Heworth (Rail Platform) and Sunderland. There's also safe standing areas (off Metro/Nexus property) at Ilford Road, Fawdon Crossing, Kingston Park, Bank Foot Crossing, Callerton Park Way crossing, and the Airport.

I'd say if you'd be able to get away with playing dumb to them, as long as you try and avoid them in the first place. Don't stand at the same station taking photo after photo. Simply take one shot and jump onto the next train somewhere else, and also try and leave the system and come back on yourself. Stops them tracking you on the CCTV network.

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Adrian

30 Jun 2014, 5:57 pm #579

(30 Jun 2014, 5:42 pm)Dan I've never had an issue with photographing Metros.

I've taken photographs in front of Nexus staff before, and they seemingly haven't cared.

The photo I took at South Gosforth was taken whilst about three Metro staff were standing there next to me. I got on the next Metro and moved on.

It's a bit like the bus stations. Sometimes they're bothered, and other times they seemly aren't. There's no consistency. Angry

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Andreos1

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30 Jun 2014, 6:11 pm #580

(30 Jun 2014, 5:54 pm)NEBCD Malarkey That's pretty much what I did on Friday between Heworth and Felling, stood on the Bridges, Just thought it would be different to add to my Photostream on Flickr.

As one of the many who like to see photo's and gets bored of the same old bus stations or railway stations - that is more than welcomed by me and others too.

Get yourself on Google maps and see where else you can find.
There are allotments with footpaths running along the tracks, there are good opportunities around the Jarrow end of the Tyne Tunnel with traffic, bridges and the track into Port of Tyne.
Bede and Simonside can offer something different too.

Dunno how much zoom you have, but the burn from Rosehill Bank across to the old shipyards in Wallsend should offer some interesting shots too.

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Andreos1

30 Jun 2014, 6:11 pm #580

(30 Jun 2014, 5:54 pm)NEBCD Malarkey That's pretty much what I did on Friday between Heworth and Felling, stood on the Bridges, Just thought it would be different to add to my Photostream on Flickr.

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

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