@edificity

Musings on metros (usually THE Metro), urbanism, architecture and design. He/him.

 Newcastle upon Tyne
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Joined July 2021
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Sean@elseanawyOct 18
Train driver has said it’s “socially unacceptable to block a seat with your bag” over the tannoy. I’d go to war for you man I hope you know that
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Gareth Dennis@GarethDennis20h
That a metro system would be built in a northern UK city involving underground tunnels and stations is supposedly an impossible, unrealistic idea from an unserious mind. Meanwhile, Newcastle with 13km of bored tunnels and 9 underground stations built 13 years after first plans:
view into the dark of a bored circular tunnel, with clean black and white panelling in the passenger part of the platform, and judicious use of Calvert typeface

ALT view into the dark of a bored circular tunnel, with clean black and white panelling in the passenger part of the platform, and judicious use of Calvert typeface

view through a clean subterranean corridor to the doors of a Metro train

ALT view through a clean subterranean corridor to the doors of a Metro train

a view down the wee platform, with clean lines, clever design and a decidedly proper look to the system

ALT a view down the wee platform, with clean lines, clever design and a decidedly proper look to the system

a view up an escalator shaft giving an idea of the depth of the station - again, this is a proper underground station built in the heart of mining territory just like Leeds

ALT a view up an escalator shaft giving an idea of the depth of the station - again, this is a proper underground station built in the heart of mining territory just like Leeds

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Maximus@maximusarvoOct 9
You’d hope so wouldn’t you?
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Tram builder: Do you want the seats to face front/back or left/right? Warsaw: Yes. – at Warsaw, Poland
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Newcastle finally has its own
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮
@Regista10_Sep 15
Google the street view of 71 Evistones Gardens in Walker. 🤣
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The Liverpool City Region has now started bringing its bus services back under public control. Show your support for the same to happen here in the North East. You have until 9am on 28 September to have your say. Visit: northeast-ca.gov.uk/consulta…

Consultations

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Liverpool City Region
@LpoolCityRegionSep 6
🚌A new era for buses has arrived in the Liverpool City Region. The launch of the first publicly controlled bus services in St Helens marks the beginning of a new era for public transport in the Liverpool City Region. 🚍 With more reliable services, better connections and new publicly owned buses, we're building a network that puts passengers first. This morning's first X3 journey was the start of something much bigger. #DevolutionDelivers #ChangesYouCanGetOnBoardWith
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Lads, please can we bring back Northeast - Newcastle’s own airline? Used to be able to fly from Newcastle to Santander and Basel in one of these bad boys, or even a Vickers Viscount until they merged into British Airways. That livery is bloody stunning.
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Today's free Patreon post is on Newcastle's old Grain Warehouse, formerly one of the largest brick buildings in the world. Grain from Scandinavia and the Baltics was brought here for storage & domestic export. All demolished in the 70s. Link below!
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Jordan@jordanbhxAug 23
What I would have asked for:
Andrew Lynch@andrewtlynchAug 23
Interesting detail from The Sunday Times interview with Andy Burnham. More interesting if we knew the full list ofc.
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An unusual #ThrowbackThursday this week - this is how planners visualised the Metrolink system when it was just a proposal. Apart from the orange tram, we think it turned out very close!
A drawing or artist's impression shows an orange Metrolink tram leaving the undercroft at Manchester Piccadilly, emerging on to London Road. The drawing is a watercolour and it shows Manchester Piccadilly railway station as well as the tram, plus a pub on the corner of the street.

ALT A drawing or artist's impression shows an orange Metrolink tram leaving the undercroft at Manchester Piccadilly, emerging on to London Road. The drawing is a watercolour and it shows Manchester Piccadilly railway station as well as the tram, plus a pub on the corner of the street.

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It’s such a retrograde 60s idea to turn valuable land near a Metro station & major bus routes into a car park for 68 cars. This could be a high density mixed use development with much-needed housing & community facilities. Hopefully planners will stand up to developers and say no
Paul ツ@lf_pAug 19
Disappointing Jesmond bus depot with its Doric facade is now proposed to become a surface car park, rather than the mixed use development previously reported featuring residential, commercial and community spaces.
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So a few points; the feasibility study should look at what it hopes to achieve - essentially re-opening the line, as part of local transport infrastructure. If it focuses on the use of the rolling stock, particularly on the idea of tram-trains? It will likely fail; (1/?)
Transport Scotland@transcotlandAug 17
We're working with @NetworkRailSCOT to carry out a high‑level feasibility study for the potential use of tram-trains on the South Suburban line in Edinburgh. The study will identify practical challenges and opportunities of reintroducing passenger services.
Close-up view of a railway track. The text below reads: 'Feasibility study: Edinburgh South Suburban line'

ALT Close-up view of a railway track. The text below reads: 'Feasibility study: Edinburgh South Suburban line'

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#tramlaw Budapest! Those are looooong traaaams…..
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The BEST railway logos, imo are the British Railways logo or the Netherlands Railways (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) logo
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Today has effectively been a pilgrimage to see this. L’Aigle, a Stephenson built locomotive which rolled off the production line at Forth Banks 180 years ago exactly. Made by Geordie hands and one of the earliest locomotives surviving in France. I have shed a tiny tiny tear
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RAIB@raibgovukJul 27
We have reviewed the evidence available following a derailment at Piccadilly tram stop in Manchester, 5 April 2026, and determined there is only localised safety learning to be gained. As a result, we have discontinued our investigation gov.uk/government/news/disco… #Manchester
A yellow, silver, and black tram stands at a brightly lit platform at a roofed tram stop. The platform is a large, grey tiled area. The tram sits flush alongside the platform edge.

ALT A yellow, silver, and black tram stands at a brightly lit platform at a roofed tram stop. The platform is a large, grey tiled area. The tram sits flush alongside the platform edge.

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If you stood on Briggate at 8am on a weekday in 1957, and stood there again in 2026, in which year could you reach more of the city in half an hour? Samuel Bancroft has crunched the numbers. Since the 1950s, Leeds has got bigger - but the city has effectively shrunk.
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Errmmm
pourteaux ⋆ ˚｡⋆
@pourteauxJul 12
nyc is the only city where you can take a subway to the beach
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Other cities like Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro also have subway/metro stations providing access to beaches. metrodebarcelone.com/en/barcelona/t… goingtorio.com/blog/rio-de-ja…
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Vincent D.
@VincentD_91Jul 13
1976...
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David Milner@djjmilnerJul 10
This is why proper rail, tram or metro works. There's always been buses between the two, but they're unreliable, not seamless and faffy Metro and tram changes behaviour
Sam Bowman
@s8mbJul 10
Now that there’s a little train between Luton Thameslink and Luton Airport, it’s actually a pretty viable airport to travel from. I’d been mentally discounting it but it’s not really any different to Gatwick or Stansted.
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