OS Map of Silverlink Park

Cobalt Sundial

Cobalt Biodiversity Park Sundial on a hill in North Tyneside via tall stepladders!

17-Jan-25 • "Mark Hume" • flickr

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Northern Rail 158861 passing Northumberland Park station on its way from Newcastle Central to Ashington.

15-Jan-25 • colin9007 • flickr

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Northern Rail 158861 passing Northumberland Park station on its way from Newcastle Central to Ashington.

15-Jan-25 • colin9007 • flickr

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Electric Motor Luggage Van No. 3267, Taigh-tasgaidh/Rathad-Iarainn Smùid Stephenson, An Caisteal Nuadh

Stephenson Museum/Railway (formerly North Tyneside Railway). stephensonsteamrailway.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer nofollow stephensonsteamrailway.org.uk/ Local train services experienced fierce competition from electric street tramways in the early 1900s. To win back passengers the North Eastern Railway introduced a frequent service of fast electric trains between Newcastle and the Coast in 1904. It was the first time that electric trains had replaced steam trains on a main-line railway, and this exhibit, built in 1904 at York by the North Eastern Railway, is the only survivor of the original fleet of vehicles. Luggage Vans were used for ‘sundries’ traffic. They ran at passenger train speeds, carrying parcels and other items which were too urgent, valuable or perishable for the goods trains of the time. They were powerful enough to haul several other vans. A ventilated compartment at one end was used to move boxed fish from Cullercoats and Tynemouth stations. The original Luggage Vans remained in service until 1937, long after the passenger vehicles had been replaced. Their motors were removed and they were converted to spray antifreeze mixture onto the ‘third rail’, a live rail at the side of the track which supplied electricity to the trains. This exhibit is on loan from the National Railway Museum.

28-Dec-24 • Alasdair MacCaluim • flickr

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Taigh-tasgaidh/Rathad-Iarainn Smùid Stephenson, An Caisteal Nuadh

Stephenson Museum/Railway (formerly North Tyneside Railway). stephensonsteamrailway.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer nofollow stephensonsteamrailway.org.uk/ Local train services experienced fierce competition from electric street tramways in the early 1900s. To win back passengers the North Eastern Railway introduced a frequent service of fast electric trains between Newcastle and the Coast in 1904. It was the first time that electric trains had replaced steam trains on a main-line railway, and this exhibit, built in 1904 at York by the North Eastern Railway, is the only survivor of the original fleet of vehicles. Luggage Vans were used for ‘sundries’ traffic. They ran at passenger train speeds, carrying parcels and other items which were too urgent, valuable or perishable for the goods trains of the time. They were powerful enough to haul several other vans. A ventilated compartment at one end was used to move boxed fish from Cullercoats and Tynemouth stations. The original Luggage Vans remained in service until 1937, long after the passenger vehicles had been replaced. Their motors were removed and they were converted to spray antifreeze mixture onto the ‘third rail’, a live rail at the side of the track which supplied electricity to the trains. This exhibit is on loan from the National Railway Museum.

28-Dec-24 • Alasdair MacCaluim • flickr

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E4, Taigh-tasgaidh/Rathad-Iarainn Smùid Stephenson, An Caisteal Nuadh

Stephenson Museum/Railway (formerly North Tyneside Railway). stephensonsteamrailway.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer nofollow stephensonsteamrailway.org.uk/ This locomotive, built in 1909 at Berlin by Siemens Schuckert, was part of a pioneering investment in the latest electric technology for coal mining by the Harton Coal Company of South Shields. The company’s pits became the most up-to-date in Britain, thanks to a partnership with Siemens, a German company which had a reputation for reliable mining equipment powered by electricity. E4 was one of nine purchased from Siemens by the company, which owned several collieries in and around South Shields. It remained in service for 73 years hauling heavy trains of coal from the pits to the river Tyne for shipment. During its working life E4 received electricity from overhead wires, in just the same way as the Metro. Today, its power comes from a large rechargeable battery in the nearby wagon. The locomotive has four 35kW electric motors, which means that E4 is about twice as powerful as a modern family car. Acquired by Tyne & Wear Museums in 1982, E4 has been restored to full working order and its original appearance.

28-Dec-24 • Alasdair MacCaluim • flickr

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Billy - an treas loco as sine san t-saoghal: Taigh-tasgaidh/Rathad-Iarainn Smùid Stephenson, An Caisteal Nuadh

Stephenson Museum/Railway (formerly North Tyneside Railway). stephensonsteamrailway.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer nofollow stephensonsteamrailway.org.uk/ A recent archaeological survey carried out on Stephenson Steam Railway's star exhibit, Billy, reveals that the locomotive is even older than previously thought. The report, produced in March 2018 by early railway experts Michael Bailey and Peter Davidson, concludes that Billy was built in 1816, not 1826, and establishes the locomotive as the third oldest surviving locomotive in the world. Billy was initially fabricated and assembled at Killingworth Colliery’s West Moor workshops under the supervision of George Stephenson, about four miles from Stephenson Steam Railway in North Shields. The engine was used to haul waggons carrying coal from Killingworth Colliery to the River Tyne. Although none of Billy’s surviving components can be traced back to 1816, it has features that, despite being later replacements, provide a clear footprint of the original; primarily it retains the same standard track gauge set by George Stephenson at that time (4ft 8½in), and also the distance between the two cylinders and the axles presents a unique identifier. Billy is now determined to be the world's oldest surviving standard gauge steam locomotive. Built thirteen years before the more famous Rocket, this was one of the most innovative transport systems of its day. Early locomotives like Billy were called ‘travelling engines’ because they were mobile versions of the steam engines used at mines. George Stephenson built his first locomotive in 1814 at West Moor, near Killingworth, where he was a colliery engineer. It was similar to engines pioneered at Leeds in 1812 and tried near Newcastle the following year. Other locomotives were being built on Tyneside around this time, and Stephenson used his practical skills to combine the best ideas into his ‘Killingworth travelling engines’. Billy was one of the last of the type to be built. A section of the line where Billy worked is preserved as the Bowes Railway at Springwell Village near Washington, Tyne and Wear.

28-Dec-24 • Alasdair MacCaluim • flickr

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Blyth Harbour Commissioners Number 2, 0-4-0ST, Taigh-tasgaidh/Rathad-Iarainn Smùid Stephenson, An Caisteal Nuadh

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28-Dec-24 • Alasdair MacCaluim • flickr

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BR Class 08 08915 on brake van ride duty

27-Jul-24 • Drew Mackay • flickr

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Kitson No.2509

Kitson No.2509 on display at North Tyneside Railway

27-Jul-24 • Drew Mackay • flickr

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19640 Silverlink Park a

24-Jul-21 • Dugswell2 • flickr

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Name:Silverlink Park Hill number:19640 Height:93.8m / 308ft Parent (Ma):2315 Tosson Hill RHB Section:33: The Scottish Border to the River Tyne County/UA:North Tyneside (UA) Catchment:Tyne (Newcastle), Minor Rivers only (North), Catchment Boundaries Class:Tump (0-99m), Current County/UA Top Grid ref:NZ 31594 70078 Summit feature:foot of gnomon of sundial Drop:34.5m Col:59.4m NZ 2457 7197 OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 88 (1:25k) 316E Comments:Replaced hill 5525 as North Tyneside UA top in May 2020.

24-Jul-21 • Dugswell2 • flickr

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19640 Silverlink Park c

24-Jul-21 • Dugswell2 • flickr

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