Photo id/ref number: 11616638975/B048/476B Railway Crossing, Newcastle upon Tyne. The steam locomotive approaches the Central Station from the north with the eastern track over the High Level Bridge to the right. The Castle in the central background with the Tyne Bridge in the distance.
Reputed to be the largest "crossover" of rails in the UK in its day. Now much reduced since they removed some platforms from Central Station to provide car parking.
A3 Gresley Pacifc locomotive. Built between 1923 & 1935
North Tyne electric train on left.
Before electrification of South Tyne route
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