Boldon Colliery Station
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Boldon Colliery Station
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 12 May 1965
View eastward, towards Sunderland and Tyne Dock; ex-NER Newcastle - Sunderland - West Hartlepool - Stockton secondary main line, junction of line to Tyne Dock. Called 'Brockley Whins' until 1926, it regained that name on 30/9/91. On 31/3/02 it was rebuilt and taken over by the Tyne & Wear Metro when the latter extended to Sunderland.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.959453
Longitude
-1.461354