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Sunday's header photo of our lovely old Railway Station

Posted by Norman Dunn on February 28, 2021, 8:36:42

Hebburn Railway Station as the way a lot of us older citizens remembered it.

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Re: Sunday's header photo of our lovely old Railway Station

Posted by Mac Cummings on February 28, 2021, 15:17:53, in reply to "Sunday's header photo of our lovely old Railway Station"

For me this photo says all about Reyolle offices in the background.
Many of us either worked there or in my case had a Dad or Mum who worked there.
I owe everything I have to that happenstance.

Re: Sunday's header photo of our lovely old Railway Station

Posted by Ray Powell on February 28, 2021, 17:41:40, in reply to "Sunday's header photo of our lovely old Railway Station"

My mam was born in the station house when her grandfather was station master. Mr Stephenson. That was 100 years ago. Grandma and Grandad later moved to Price Street where I was born at no 45. Then my mam and dad moved to no6 where we lived till my teens together with my younger sister. House had 1 up 1 down. Happy days.

Re: Sunday's header photo of our lovely old Railway Station

Posted by Colin Thompson on February 28, 2021, 20:48:27, in reply to "Re: Sunday's header photo of our lovely old Railway Station"

For some reason I have a memory of Ray Powell from my younger days in hartleyburn ave --- would that be you Ray?? I am 74 today just to give an idea of timescale .

Re: Sunday's header photo of our lovely old Railway Station

Posted by Ray Powell on March 1, 2021, 12:32:44, in reply to "Re: Sunday's header photo of our lovely old Railway Station"

Yes Colin. I lived in Crawley Ave (56). Used to go to Jarrow Central school. I,m sure you were in the same class. My memory of you is your guitar playing with our mutual schoolmates Brian McKeown and John Corkhill (Corki).

Re: Sunday's header photo of our lovely old Railway Station

Posted by Tom barker on February 28, 2021, 20:53:02, in reply to "Sunday's header photo of our lovely old Railway Station"

Got a few memories Hebburn station the blazing fire in winter in the waiting room,early morning with Hughie Bennet to unload the milk run train to collect the morning papers. I remember when as kids our gang would play around the station and some times play chicken by crossing over the lines from one side to the other bearing in mind those days the line was electrified.i remember a lad called GED Tayl lor tripping on the line and fell inan instant a workman jumped in and threw his coat over GED and pulled him clear,he had got burnt hands,GED was badly burnt on the head his fingers were left crooked the workman was a local man lived in Dunston st his name was a mr Scammel.he did get an award for his actions.Another little story seeing Norman Dunns photo of the Newcastle platform takes me back some 60years ago 1961 when my dad and my eldest brother left when l got on the train on my jurney to Australia as a 10 pound Pom to catch the train to Waterloo in order to catch the boat train to Southampton where l set sail on the Canberra.,yes the photo takes me back many years ago.

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