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To celebrate the Tyne and Wear Metro's 25^th birthday, Nexus held an open day at Gosforth depot on 7^th 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.

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Metro unit drivers' cab

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Control panel in the drivers' cab of a Metro unit

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Inside view of a Metro unit

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Line-up of units stabled inside the depot—right-to-left are units 4008, 4045 and 4061

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Line-up of units stabled outside the depot—left-to-right are units 4089, 4021 and 4031

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Flat wagon MA51

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Metro unit pantograph, in the lowered position, on display at the 2005 depot Open Day— it had been rigged up to lower and raise

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Metro unit pantograph, in the raised position

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Engineering train rail-carrier wagon MA8

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Sign at the Cheswick Drive entrance to Gosforth depot

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Christon Road entrance to the depot

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Metro offices at Gosforth deport

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Cheswick Drive entrance to the depot. Access is via a level crossing across the depot Gosforth East Junction–Gosforth West Junction avoiding line

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The outside of the main shed at Gosforth depot

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Metro units stabled at the south side of the depot

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Metro units stabled in the depot

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North side of the depot, showing the outside of the heavy lifting shop. On the left is the Longbenton–Regent Centre depot avoiding line, and the white building next to that is the paintshop

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The Cheswick Road entrance to the depot. The barrier protects the level crossing over the depot avoiding line

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Empty stabling roads

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Metro units stabled inside the main shed

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