Manors railway station

Coordinates: 54°58′22″N 1°36′20″W / 54.9726710°N 1.6056318°W / 54.9726710; -1.6056318
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Manors
National Rail
General information
LocationShieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Coordinates54°58′22″N 1°36′20″W / 54.9726710°N 1.6056318°W / 54.9726710; -1.6056318
Grid referenceNZ252642
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityTyne and Wear PTE
Platforms2
Tracks3
ConnectionsManors Tyne and Wear Metro
Other information
Station codeMAS
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyNewcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
1 July 1847 (1847-07-01)Opened as Manors
1 January 1909Renamed Manors East; adjacent station opened as Manors North
20 February 1969Stations merged as Manors
23 January 1978Former Manors North closed
Passengers
2018/19Increase 12,980
2019/20Increase 17,346
2020/21Decrease 3,858
2021/22Increase 14,420
2022/23Increase 18,940
Location
Manors is located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Manors
Manors
Manors is located in Tyne and Wear
Manors
Manors
Location in Tyne and Wear, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Manors is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The station serves the Quayside and Shieldfield areas of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. The Metro station of the same name is not directly connected, and located a short walk away.

Manors was previously a much larger and more significant station, located at the junction of the East Coast Main Line and the line towards Gosforth. It had nine platforms. Most of the station was closed on 23 February 1978, when the line towards Gosforth was turned over to the Tyne and Wear Metro, and the station buildings were subsequently demolished to make way for offices – which themselves have since been demolished.[1]

History[edit]

The original station named Manors was opened on 1 July 1847 by the Newcastle and Berwick Railway,[2] which amalgamated with the York and Newcastle Railway to form the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway a few weeks later. Manors station opened on 30 August 1850 to replace a temporary station that became a coal depot, and had two platforms on a bridge over Trafalgar Street. When the East Coast Main Line was widened to four tracks in 1887, an additional two platforms were built.[1]

On 1 January 1909,[2] the former Blyth and Tyne Railway terminus at New Bridge Street closed and the line was extended to join the East Coast Main Line between Manors and Newcastle Central. Manors North was opened on this line, with two through platforms and three bays. The original station was renamed Manors East.[2] The former station at New Bridge Street became a coal yard[3] which supplied customers in the east of the city.

When the two stations were combined on 20 February 1969,[2] Manors North formed platforms 1–5 and Manors East platforms 6–9.

Electric train at Manors North in June 1967

From 1904 until 1967 the lines through the station were electrified as part of the Tyneside Electrics system with the third-rail (North Tyneside Loop) and a short overhead electrification from Trafalgar South yard (Newcastle Quayside branch). The East Coast Main Line was re-electrified in 1990. There were three signal boxes that controlled the approaches to the Manors area - Argyle Street (187? - 1964), Manors North (1909 - 1964), Manors Junction (1909 - 1964). A major re-signalling of the Newcastle district in 1964 resulted in the closure of these boxes. The original Manors Junction signal box was burnt out in 1943, and its replacement was at the western end of Manors East, between platforms 7 and 8.

In addition to the busy electric service to the coast, Manors was a terminus for trains to Morpeth, Blyth and Newbiggin. Although the Morpeth service had gone by BR days, the Blyth/Newbiggin passenger route survived until 1964.[4] In LNER days, the bay platforms were used as standage for electric sets and for short workings to Benton.

Reconstruction[edit]

Most platforms at Manors closed on 23 January 1978[2] to allow for the construction of the Tyne and Wear Metro. The station now has two platforms, on the site of the previous platforms 7 and 8. Other parts of the former station remain, including the heavily overgrown platforms 1 and 2 and parts of platform 9.[5] The station is unstaffed, and the only facilities are a shelter with a telephone, a bike rack and a ticket machine (card only). The platforms are reached by a footbridge rather than by the original subway, so the station is not accessible for wheelchair or mobility-impaired users.[6]

Refurbishment[edit]

In early 2015, the station received a new shelter, cycle racks, seats and a timetable information board, as requested by a small group of enthusiasts.[7]

Accidents and incidents[edit]

  • On 3 March 1913, an empty stock train was in a rear-end collision with an electric multiple unit, due to a signalman's error. Forty-nine people were injured.[8]
  • On 7 August 1926, an electric multiple unit overran signals and was in collision with a freight train. The driver had tied the controller down and thus the train was able to continue when he leant out of the train and was killed, when he struck an overbridge.[9]

Services[edit]

Northern Trains[edit]

Northern Trains
Route 1
East Coast Main Line
Chathill Parking
Alnmouth Parking Bicycle facilities
Acklington Parking Bicycle facilities
Widdrington Parking Bicycle facilities
Pegswood
Morpeth Parking Bicycle facilities
Cramlington Parking Bicycle facilities
Manors Tyne and Wear Metro
Newcastle Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access Tyne and Wear Metro
MetroCentre
Most services extend to/from
Carlisle.

As of the winter 2023 timetable change, there is an hourly service between Newcastle and Morpeth. Two trains per day (Monday to Saturday) extend to Chathill. Most trains continue to Carlisle via Hexham. On Sundays, a two-hourly service between MetroCentre and Morpeth now calls here from mid-morning. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[10]

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

Proposed services[edit]

Services on the proposed Northumberland Line, which will run between Newcastle and Ashington, are expected to commence by the end of 2024.[11]

In popular culture[edit]

The station briefly featured in the 1971 film Get Carter, which showed the long staircase from the Trafalgar Street entrance of the station.[12][13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Disused Stations - Manors Archived 20 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine Disused Stations; Retrieved 2014-02-20
  2. ^ a b c d e Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 154. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ "Disused Stations: Newcastle New Bridge Street". Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. ^ Disused Stations - Newbiggin Archived 20 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-12-04
  5. ^ "Disused Stations - Manors North Station". Disused Stations Site Record. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  6. ^ Manors station facilities Archived 7 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine National Rail Enquiries; retrieved 6 February 2017
  7. ^ "Manors Station - Community Group". Manors Station Twitter. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  8. ^ Earnshaw, Alan (1993). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 8. Penryn: Atlantic Books. ISBN 0-906899-52-4.
  9. ^ Hoole, Ken (1982). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 3. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 26. ISBN 0-906899-05-2.
  10. ^ Table 43 National Rail timetable, December 2023X
  11. ^ "Transport bosses promise Northumberland Line will be in action by end of 2024". ITV News. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  12. ^ Morton, David; McGuinness, Tim (16 March 2021). "Get Carter at 50: We recall 10 more then-and-now location scenes from the film". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  13. ^ Scovell, Adam (13 July 2021). "Get Carter at 50: how the Tyneside locations look today". British Film Institute. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

External links[edit]

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