I had a walk along the wear the other day and passed under it, first time I’d seen it. An impressive structure.
There is a very similar one in size and construction at Belmont which also crosses the Wear. That’s worth a walk too.
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I had a walk along the wear the other day and passed under it, first time I’d seen it. An impressive structure.
Unless that is the one I passed, walking from the river bars Washington towards Sunderland on the wear? I’m not that familiar with the Washington area.There is a very similar one in size and construction at Belmont which also crosses the Wear. That’s worth a walk too.
Unless that is the one I passed, walking from the river bars Washington towards Sunderland on the wear? I’m not that familiar with the Washington area.
You can walk over it. If you follow the lines on the Southside
Why? I’m intrigued.You can’t like , I tried last week , it’s fenced off and got a big concrete block in front of it.
With reference to the trains , early 90’s they used to go over most weekends whilst they upgraded the mainline.
1985 Milk cup final , the train down took us two hours to get over the viaduct from Newcastle central station , but that’s another story.
They may have been the ones who rocked up and pretended to be Raul workers and nicked the tracks?
You can’t like , I tried last week , it’s fenced off and got a big concrete block in front of it.
The fence had massive gaps in it last time I was there so you could just walk through it. Shame as I fancied walking over this weekend
in your research did you find if when it was mothballed it was ring-fenced from development against future expansion of the light-rail networks in the north east? i'd been told that it couldnt be converted to a cycleway for this reason... although when i was riding up follingsby lane last month the new amazon place is being build right over the top of the old track bed by the looks...Did a bit of research on it when I got back. Last train was 1991. Would like to see it used again. Shame its not.
You can’t like , I tried last week , it’s fenced off and got a big concrete block in front of it.
With reference to the trains , early 90’s they used to go over most weekends whilst they upgraded the mainline.
1985 Milk cup final , the train down took us two hours to get over the viaduct from Newcastle central station , but that’s another story.
it would make a brilliant cycleway, if only there was some cash for it...
in your research did you find if when it was mothballed it was ring-fenced from development against future expansion of the light-rail networks in the north east? i'd been told that it couldnt be converted to a cycleway for this reason... although when i was riding up follingsby lane last month the new amazon place is being build right over the top of the old track bed by the looks...
yeah, long gone now - think it was repurposed in the 90s, but again the spur from pelaw junction is long gone in use.Wasn’t the Follongsby line installed to transport coal from a central processing facility?
i've a vested interest in that i live near pelaw and work not far from bowburn, and ride a bike! for me it would be perfect... but as i'm typing this i'm wondering if that massive amazon depot at bowburn is also being built over the line where it peels away from the east coast mainline? the chances that anyone would have the money to reopen the route for its original purpose, must be less than the government investing heavily in cycling infrastructure OUTSIDE OF LONDON...Maybe it’s time to review this policy and reopen this as a public right of way.
Sure it was still used by engineering trains about 92. As kids we’d cross and feel the tracks to check for vibrations. No trains ever came when we were on it but still felt a bit ‘Stand By Me’ escThe last passenger train over it was in 1991. I think a couple of engineering trains went over it shortly afterwards but that was it.
Probably not. Mind if you wanna go up for views down the river you may be disappointed. From memory you can’t see that far as it’s on a bend in the river.Is it fenced off to a degree now that would stop a determined rapscallion gaining access?
Feels higher than it is when you're on itmProbably not. Mind if you wanna go up for views down the river you may be disappointed. From memory you can’t see that far as it’s on a bend in the river.
The fence had massive gaps in it last time I was there so you could just walk through it. Shame as I fancied walking over this weekend