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357:Whitley Bay
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84:Coordinates
1619:Categories
1513:Class 555
1501:Class 599
1433:Operations
1414:Chichester
1324:Longbenton
1289:Monkseaton
1259:Percy Main
1239:Walkergate
1183:University
1173:Sunderland
1168:St Peter's
1041:Green Line
611:References
603:Class 599
596:Monkseaton
569:Facilities
558:Monkseaton
493:Monkseaton
447:Monkseaton
348:Monkseaton
277:Passengers
183:Accessible
93:55°02′26″N
72:Monkseaton
1478:Previous:
1409:Tyne Dock
1404:Simonside
1364:Gateshead
1349:Haymarket
1299:Shiremoor
1274:Tynemouth
1188:Millfield
1178:Park Lane
1118:Gateshead
1103:Haymarket
1058:Bank Foot
631:21 August
532:St. James
463:Tynemouth
459:Haymarket
420:, England
355:via
330:Shiremoor
248:Key dates
204:Fare zone
145:Platforms
96:1°28′34″W
1555:See also
1503:Metrocar
1498:Current:
1469:Current:
1441:Depot(s)
1354:Monument
1244:Wallsend
1219:Monument
1214:St James
1143:Fellgate
1108:Monument
1033:Stations
957:30 March
847:BBC News
706:16 March
656:16 March
605:Metrocar
585:Services
511:Art Deco
504:Art Deco
385:Location
353:St James
351:towards
333:towards
302:Services
272:Reopened
128:NZ336719
68:Location
1530:Related
1510:Future:
1389:Hebburn
1379:Heworth
1374:Felling
1344:Jesmond
1193:Pallion
1158:Seaburn
1133:Heworth
1128:Felling
1098:Jesmond
1048:Airport
486:⁄
473:History
443:Earsdon
286:2017/18
212:History
79:England
49:station
1532:topics
1448:Howdon
1394:Jarrow
1314:Benton
1254:Howdon
1224:Manors
1068:Fawdon
930:28 May
905:28 May
879:28 May
853:28 May
827:28 May
801:28 May
775:28 May
749:28 May
679:
547:Bridge
256:Opened
153:Tracks
1515:METRO
1384:Pelaw
1229:Byker
1138:Pelaw
925:Nexus
899:Nexus
873:Nexus
821:Nexus
795:Nexus
744:Nexus
592:Pelaw
437:is a
1399:Bede
959:2021
932:2020
907:2020
881:2020
855:2020
829:2020
803:2020
777:2020
751:2020
708:2014
677:ISBN
658:2014
633:2019
594:and
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