I remember South Shields station vividly in the 1960`s as I used it every day for 10 years going to and from work . It was a beautiful old Victorian station built in 1879 by the London and North East Railway (L.N.E.R). .It was demolished in 1998 .

The Station concorse in the 1950's

 

  Concorse
South Shields Station entrance 1930s
 
South Shields Station Concorse
     
platform  
South Shields Station platform
  
First Electric Car set 1938
     
  Bomb Damage 1941
Last Electric car set 1963
  
Bomb Damage 1941
     
Signal Box   Station yard
South Shields Station Signal box 1950
  
South Shields station yard
     
Diesel set   High Shields Stn
Diesel set 1955
  
High Shields Station looking East
     
High Shields Sig box   loco
High Shields Signal box
  
High Shields Station loco
     
  Tyne Dock Entrance
Tyne Dock Station looking East
  
Tyne Dock Station entrance

 

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