RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3, 2019 Was going to Stadium of Light yesterday and noticed a large and partly demolished rail viaduct over the Wear, upstream (I think) of the fancy new road bridge. What is its' history please as the whole area has been massively re landscaped from the look of things. Thanks Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 It is the Queen Alexandra bridge and was a double deck one in the same way as the High Level over the Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2019 Wasn't open to rail very long closed about 1928. Always thought the structure was quite excessive for a freight only line. It was one of those bridges that was still a BR asset and maintenance liability long after the railway had finished with it 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 The road deck continued in use although I imagine that the new bridge has drawn ff a lot of the traffic. One of the route options considered for extending the Metro system from Tyneside to Sunderland involved carrying it over the Wear on the rebuilt rail deck. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2019 Shame that never happened. I suppose if happens in the future it will be too late for the British built metrocar trains and will almost certainty be some foreign tramcar type thing 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 4, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2019 12 hours ago, Caledonian said: The road deck continued in use although I imagine that the new bridge has drawn ff a lot of the traffic. One of the route options considered for extending the Metro system from Tyneside to Sunderland involved carrying it over the Wear on the rebuilt rail deck. The north end is demolished, leaving the viaduct/bridge looking very sad. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 4, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2019 12 hours ago, russ p said: Shame that never happened. I suppose if happens in the future it will be too late for the British built metrocar trains and will almost certainty be some foreign tramcar type thing They would have to do something like Sheffield when they extended again over the Midland Station for the Tram extension. Couldn't really see if there was still railway space left on the north bank side where it was almost all light industrial and office units (where the footy Park and Ride operates from.) P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 4, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) Queen Alexandra Bridge; found on google earth and now see what is what thanks. Had not quite twigged that the road was still in use; an impressive bit of engineering. Phil Edited March 4, 2019 by Mallard60022 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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