Tuesday 30 March 2010

March 30, 2010 Central Station

A wet and cold Central Station in Newcastle - witing foir my train to York I captured this shot which once again shows the Castle Keep but this time looking east.
The station was designed by John Dobson for two companies, York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway (YN&BR) and Newcastle and Carlisle Railway (N&CR). YN&BR merged with other companies in 1854 to form North Eastern Railway (NER), which later absorbed N&CR in 1862. The station was constructed in collaboration with Robert Stephenson (also responsible for the High Level Bridge) between 1845 and 1850. The opening ceremony, attended by Queen Victoria, took place on 29 August 1850. 

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