Tyne and Wear Metro : Pictures : metro open day 2005
To celebrate the Tyne and Wear Metro's 25th birthday, Nexus held an open day at Gosforth depot on 7th August 2005. Entry was free, and visitors had the opportunity to explore the whole of the depot complex. There were also model railway exhibits and family-orientated features such as live entertainment and fairground rides. These pictures were taken during the open day.
4047 receiving attention inside the depot at Gosforth—the two ends of the car have been seperated
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4051 inside the workshop at Gosforth depot
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4051 positioned over an inspection pit at Gosforth depot
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4055 stabled inside the depot
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A gleaming 4065, inside the depot
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4056 is named 'Dame Catherine Cookson', after the famous writer, born in South Shields
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4068 at Gosforth depot
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4071 stabled in the depot
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4078 in the depot
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4084 stabled outside at the depot
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4089 stabled outside the depot
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Short centre section of an articulated car, removed from a unit for maintainance
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One of the Metro's ballast hoppers
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BL1, one of the Metro's battery-powered engineering train locomotives
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Front view of battery locomotive BL1
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Inside of the cab of battery locomotive BL3
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End-on view of battery locomotive BL1
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Battery locomotive BL2
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Battery locomotive BL3, open to visitors during the 2005 depot Open Day
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Powered bogie from a Metro unit
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