Paul ツ
@lf-p.bsky.social
Interested in Architecture, Cities, Public Realm & Urban Transport. Specialist in none of the above. | All views are my own.
Newcastle Gateshead, UK.
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Newcastle Gateshead, UK.
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Let’s see how our (UNOFFICIAL) combined Metro & Rail map would look with some possible* future extensions.
We’ve added:
- Metro Washington Loop
- Leamside Line
- Northumberland Line extension
- Bensham Curve
- Aforementioned infill stations at Gateshead Quays, Murton, Belford & Killingworth.
(1/2)
We’ve added:
- Metro Washington Loop
- Leamside Line
- Northumberland Line extension
- Bensham Curve
- Aforementioned infill stations at Gateshead Quays, Murton, Belford & Killingworth.
(1/2)
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In better transport news, early plans to extend the Northumberland Line to Newbiggin, on the back of its 900,000 passenger journeys this year.
Imagine if we did this everywhere possible?
(I want an extension to Morpeth too - I'd love to be able to head north & onto Scotland without going via NCL)
Imagine if we did this everywhere possible?
(I want an extension to Morpeth too - I'd love to be able to head north & onto Scotland without going via NCL)
Formal bid to extend Northumberland Line to Newbiggin
The council wants funding for Newbiggin-by-the-Sea to be added to the Northumberland Line.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In better transport news, early plans to extend the Northumberland Line to Newbiggin, on the back of its 900,000 passenger journeys this year.
Imagine if we did this everywhere possible?
(I want an extension to Morpeth too - I'd love to be able to head north & onto Scotland without going via NCL)
Imagine if we did this everywhere possible?
(I want an extension to Morpeth too - I'd love to be able to head north & onto Scotland without going via NCL)
Christmas time in the City of Newcastle.
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Christmas time in the City of Newcastle.
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Beautifully done and all do-able if only there was proper funding and ambition to develop and integrate public transport. Come on Britain! We can do this!
December 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Beautifully done and all do-able if only there was proper funding and ambition to develop and integrate public transport. Come on Britain! We can do this!
Let’s see how our (UNOFFICIAL) combined Metro & Rail map would look with some possible* future extensions.
We’ve added:
- Metro Washington Loop
- Leamside Line
- Northumberland Line extension
- Bensham Curve
- Aforementioned infill stations at Gateshead Quays, Murton, Belford & Killingworth.
(1/2)
We’ve added:
- Metro Washington Loop
- Leamside Line
- Northumberland Line extension
- Bensham Curve
- Aforementioned infill stations at Gateshead Quays, Murton, Belford & Killingworth.
(1/2)
November 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Let’s see how our (UNOFFICIAL) combined Metro & Rail map would look with some possible* future extensions.
We’ve added:
- Metro Washington Loop
- Leamside Line
- Northumberland Line extension
- Bensham Curve
- Aforementioned infill stations at Gateshead Quays, Murton, Belford & Killingworth.
(1/2)
We’ve added:
- Metro Washington Loop
- Leamside Line
- Northumberland Line extension
- Bensham Curve
- Aforementioned infill stations at Gateshead Quays, Murton, Belford & Killingworth.
(1/2)
Proposal to demolish Hadrian House and construct a high-quality building to accommodate purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), improving site permeability and attractiveness through redesigned pedestrian routes, new public realm and active frontages:
dpp1.co.uk/hadrianhouse/
dpp1.co.uk/hadrianhouse/
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Proposal to demolish Hadrian House and construct a high-quality building to accommodate purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), improving site permeability and attractiveness through redesigned pedestrian routes, new public realm and active frontages:
dpp1.co.uk/hadrianhouse/
dpp1.co.uk/hadrianhouse/
Disappointing the Brett Wharf development on Pipewellgate, Gateshead, has seemingly stalled. (1st image of ground prep was Jan 2022).
I’d looked forward to that site being developed for years.
I’d looked forward to that site being developed for years.
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Disappointing the Brett Wharf development on Pipewellgate, Gateshead, has seemingly stalled. (1st image of ground prep was Jan 2022).
I’d looked forward to that site being developed for years.
I’d looked forward to that site being developed for years.
blocwork & Platform4 prepare proposals for Forth Goods Yard, a parcel of land owned by Network Rail between Pottery Lane & Central Station, transforming it into a mixed-use neighbourhood, station MSCP, & highline park - a new western gateway for Newcastle:
forthgoodsyard.co.uk
forthgoodsyard.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
blocwork & Platform4 prepare proposals for Forth Goods Yard, a parcel of land owned by Network Rail between Pottery Lane & Central Station, transforming it into a mixed-use neighbourhood, station MSCP, & highline park - a new western gateway for Newcastle:
forthgoodsyard.co.uk
forthgoodsyard.co.uk
I did think, surely this sculpture of the Tyne Bridge could be better appreciated if placed in one of the city’s public parks or green spaces, rather than on a busy motorway style roundabout. Or is this siting to reduce the chance of vandalism?
November 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I did think, surely this sculpture of the Tyne Bridge could be better appreciated if placed in one of the city’s public parks or green spaces, rather than on a busy motorway style roundabout. Or is this siting to reduce the chance of vandalism?
1 month to go. ⏰
Will Pop PAYG card readers be installed at Dunston and Metrocentre stations ahead of the December timetable change, which sees Northumberland Line services (which accept Pop PAYG) being extended to Metrocentre on Sundays?
If not it’s going to complicate Pop use further.
If not it’s going to complicate Pop use further.
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
1 month to go. ⏰
Interesting stuff at tonight’s Newcastle Climate Change Forum hosted by Nexus, at The Spark.
November 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Interesting stuff at tonight’s Newcastle Climate Change Forum hosted by Nexus, at The Spark.
The finishing touches and surrounding paving are nearing completion at Hotel Gotham, Newcastle, which opens later this month.
Its Fire bar features replica ‘Fire Station’ signage as a nod to the building’s past.
Its Fire bar features replica ‘Fire Station’ signage as a nod to the building’s past.
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The finishing touches and surrounding paving are nearing completion at Hotel Gotham, Newcastle, which opens later this month.
Its Fire bar features replica ‘Fire Station’ signage as a nod to the building’s past.
Its Fire bar features replica ‘Fire Station’ signage as a nod to the building’s past.
Some of the Grainger Market entryways & exits have had their new tiling installed which feature improved way finding.
October 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Some of the Grainger Market entryways & exits have had their new tiling installed which feature improved way finding.
October 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The Mailings and Lower Steenbergs Yard, Ouseburn.
#Newcastle.
#Newcastle.
October 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The Mailings and Lower Steenbergs Yard, Ouseburn.
#Newcastle.
#Newcastle.
‘Stepney Western’ at Byker Station, created by local filmmaker Harry Lawson.
The mural re-imagines the past & present of East Newcastle through its Western-inspired design.
www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/we...
The mural re-imagines the past & present of East Newcastle through its Western-inspired design.
www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/we...
October 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
‘Stepney Western’ at Byker Station, created by local filmmaker Harry Lawson.
The mural re-imagines the past & present of East Newcastle through its Western-inspired design.
www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/we...
The mural re-imagines the past & present of East Newcastle through its Western-inspired design.
www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/we...
It’s always when I’m climbing Stepney Bank, having eaten too many delicious things in the Ouseburn, that I really wish this imagining of an Ouseburn Metro Station* had been realised. 😅
*By Miller Partnership Architects:
www.millerpartnershiparchitects.co.uk/portfolio_pa...
*By Miller Partnership Architects:
www.millerpartnershiparchitects.co.uk/portfolio_pa...
October 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It’s always when I’m climbing Stepney Bank, having eaten too many delicious things in the Ouseburn, that I really wish this imagining of an Ouseburn Metro Station* had been realised. 😅
*By Miller Partnership Architects:
www.millerpartnershiparchitects.co.uk/portfolio_pa...
*By Miller Partnership Architects:
www.millerpartnershiparchitects.co.uk/portfolio_pa...
The city prepares for Christmas.
(The Gate has their decs up & turned on already. Mid Oct!)
(The Gate has their decs up & turned on already. Mid Oct!)
October 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The city prepares for Christmas.
(The Gate has their decs up & turned on already. Mid Oct!)
(The Gate has their decs up & turned on already. Mid Oct!)
Almost 17000 government staff who are relocating to Newcastle City Centre have been asked for their views on their travel plans.
DWP in Longbenton & HMRC at Longbenton & Washington will relocate to Pilgrim Place & Pilgrim’s Quarter by 2027.
🚶🏻🚴🏾♀️🚇🚊🚍🚖🚘
www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/ne...
DWP in Longbenton & HMRC at Longbenton & Washington will relocate to Pilgrim Place & Pilgrim’s Quarter by 2027.
🚶🏻🚴🏾♀️🚇🚊🚍🚖🚘
www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/ne...
October 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Almost 17000 government staff who are relocating to Newcastle City Centre have been asked for their views on their travel plans.
DWP in Longbenton & HMRC at Longbenton & Washington will relocate to Pilgrim Place & Pilgrim’s Quarter by 2027.
🚶🏻🚴🏾♀️🚇🚊🚍🚖🚘
www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/ne...
DWP in Longbenton & HMRC at Longbenton & Washington will relocate to Pilgrim Place & Pilgrim’s Quarter by 2027.
🚶🏻🚴🏾♀️🚇🚊🚍🚖🚘
www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/ne...
Nice to meet you in person yesterday, @longbranchmike.bsky.social and thanks for the @lonrec.bsky.social sticker!
October 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Nice to meet you in person yesterday, @longbranchmike.bsky.social and thanks for the @lonrec.bsky.social sticker!
I do like how the proposed redevelopment of Percy House will create a new wide pedestrian thoroughfare between Strawberry Lane & Percy Street. Especially handy during events & match days.
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
October 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I do like how the proposed redevelopment of Percy House will create a new wide pedestrian thoroughfare between Strawberry Lane & Percy Street. Especially handy during events & match days.
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
Well it’s going to be fun trying to get off this.
Single-doored buses are awful on busy routes.
Single-doored buses are awful on busy routes.
September 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Well it’s going to be fun trying to get off this.
Single-doored buses are awful on busy routes.
Single-doored buses are awful on busy routes.
Behind the scenes insight at Stadler’s £70m Gosforth Depot in Newcastle, and the new Tyne & Wear Metro trains, by ‘Green Signals’:
youtu.be/wDU7mj7Kc9I?...
youtu.be/wDU7mj7Kc9I?...
NEW Tyne and Wear Metro Class 555s - Inside Stadler's £70m depot
YouTube video by Green Signals
youtu.be
September 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Behind the scenes insight at Stadler’s £70m Gosforth Depot in Newcastle, and the new Tyne & Wear Metro trains, by ‘Green Signals’:
youtu.be/wDU7mj7Kc9I?...
youtu.be/wDU7mj7Kc9I?...
A new gable end wall mural in the making, at St Mary’s Place/John Dobson Street, Newcastle.
September 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A new gable end wall mural in the making, at St Mary’s Place/John Dobson Street, Newcastle.
An Urban Arrow!
1 of 3 cargo bikes we’ve spotted here this morning.
Heaton is cool. Heaton’s where it’s at.
1 of 3 cargo bikes we’ve spotted here this morning.
Heaton is cool. Heaton’s where it’s at.
September 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
An Urban Arrow!
1 of 3 cargo bikes we’ve spotted here this morning.
Heaton is cool. Heaton’s where it’s at.
1 of 3 cargo bikes we’ve spotted here this morning.
Heaton is cool. Heaton’s where it’s at.