Ever mindful of the rule not to criticise other writers lest ye yourself be judged, I have to confess to being a little disappointed by the histories that have appeared from time to time on the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, all of which repeat ad infinitum details of opening days and acts of parliament yet none even acknowledge the existence of the focal point of the route -Addison yard - much less dwell at any length on the working of the line. All this is an omission to be regretted since the yard, about five miles from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on the north flank of Addison Colliery (1865-1963) just west of Blaydon, was pivotal to goods operations over the route.
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