Brockley Whins Metro / Boldon Colliery railway station, Tyne & Wear
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Brockley Whins Metro / Boldon Colliery railway station, Tyne & Wear
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 7 Jun 2009
Opened in 1844 as Brockley Whins by the Brandling Junction Railway, later to become part of the North Eastern Railway, on the line from Newcastle to Sunderland. The station was known as Boldon Colliery between 1925 and 1991. It was rebuilt and transferred to Metro operation in 2002. View north west towards Fellgate and Newcastle.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.959455
Longitude
-1.461823