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Midweek Header in Newcastle
Posted by Norman Dunn on 18/2/2026, 10:31 am
A familiar view in Newcastle around 70 years ago, near the Haymarket area.
Good photo always remember a good while ago we went to Buckingham palace to see the Gardens and we also went inside in the queue spoke to a lady she said her father's name was engraved on it when I mentioned Newcastle small world .
Re: Midweek Header in Newcastle - Trolley problem.
Takes me back to a Friday in late '66.I know the date and day because I was doing night classes at Northumberland Tech (now a University) Where the trolley is nearest the Church the running gear flew off the lines in a shower of sparks and hit the roof with a great bang. That was it--kaput! I had to revert to Shanks's pony! The trolleys stopped running in October and it was clear that maintenance had been neglected in the few months previously. Happy days. I don't remember much of a song a dance about it and the driver just shrugged his shoulders and said "it's regular". Today it would be a "mental 'elf issue" and he would be at the Docs for a sicknote and in touch with the DHSS arranging for a substantial benefits package.
