Adam Dixon
@adam-dixon.bsky.social
PhD Researcher at Northumbria University
Interests: Environmental History, Transport, Mobility, Built Environment, Tyneside, 20th Century, Oral Histories.
Specialist subject: Metros, Motorways, Modernism and Municipal Ferries
Interests: Environmental History, Transport, Mobility, Built Environment, Tyneside, 20th Century, Oral Histories.
Specialist subject: Metros, Motorways, Modernism and Municipal Ferries
Was great to present at Cambridge's Economic and Social History Workshop with @absham.bsky.social on (In)Visible Infrastructures and gendered perspectives on economic and social life on Tyneside.
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Was great to present at Cambridge's Economic and Social History Workshop with @absham.bsky.social on (In)Visible Infrastructures and gendered perspectives on economic and social life on Tyneside.
Just a random relic of the #ner / #lner #tynesideelectrics that sits in my garage. It's an insulator from the old third rail but more importantly it's Royal Doulton's contribution to #railway #history as it carried electricity on the country's first electrified mainline in 1904 ⚡🚃
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just a random relic of the #ner / #lner #tynesideelectrics that sits in my garage. It's an insulator from the old third rail but more importantly it's Royal Doulton's contribution to #railway #history as it carried electricity on the country's first electrified mainline in 1904 ⚡🚃
ANNOUNCEMENT: We will be holding free CPD sessions aimed at professionals working in transport planning, policy and delivery looking at applying qualitative research to our understanding of historic and contemporary transport infrastructural development. Info:⤵️
drive.google.com/file/d/1pE1l...
drive.google.com/file/d/1pE1l...
October 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
ANNOUNCEMENT: We will be holding free CPD sessions aimed at professionals working in transport planning, policy and delivery looking at applying qualitative research to our understanding of historic and contemporary transport infrastructural development. Info:⤵️
drive.google.com/file/d/1pE1l...
drive.google.com/file/d/1pE1l...
I am enjoying that the Metro ventilation has been untouched by the new HMRC building in Newcastle and awkwardly sits there. #infrastructure #transport #newcastle #tyneandwearmetro #hiddeninplainsight
October 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I am enjoying that the Metro ventilation has been untouched by the new HMRC building in Newcastle and awkwardly sits there. #infrastructure #transport #newcastle #tyneandwearmetro #hiddeninplainsight
A bit of #railwayarchaeology at Hampstead Heath with some nice #brutalism of the Royal Free Hospital behind!
#architecture #C20 #LNER #modernism #london
#architecture #C20 #LNER #modernism #london
October 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A bit of #railwayarchaeology at Hampstead Heath with some nice #brutalism of the Royal Free Hospital behind!
#architecture #C20 #LNER #modernism #london
#architecture #C20 #LNER #modernism #london
July 1821, George Stephenson reported 'I have minutely examined the County over which your Railway is intended to pass, and I find it practicable that a Line may be attained'
#onthisday 1825, the passengers embarked on the first railway journey on the Stockton and Darlington Railway #railway200
#onthisday 1825, the passengers embarked on the first railway journey on the Stockton and Darlington Railway #railway200
September 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
July 1821, George Stephenson reported 'I have minutely examined the County over which your Railway is intended to pass, and I find it practicable that a Line may be attained'
#onthisday 1825, the passengers embarked on the first railway journey on the Stockton and Darlington Railway #railway200
#onthisday 1825, the passengers embarked on the first railway journey on the Stockton and Darlington Railway #railway200
September 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Happy 150th birthday Heaton Train Sheds! Thanks to Northern Trains for organising a nosy around the traincare centre. Was great to see various generations of ECML HSTs on display!
#railway200 #heaton #newcastle #railway #northern #transporthistory #gresley #deltic #hst #highspeedtrain #highspeedrail
#railway200 #heaton #newcastle #railway #northern #transporthistory #gresley #deltic #hst #highspeedtrain #highspeedrail
September 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Happy 150th birthday Heaton Train Sheds! Thanks to Northern Trains for organising a nosy around the traincare centre. Was great to see various generations of ECML HSTs on display!
#railway200 #heaton #newcastle #railway #northern #transporthistory #gresley #deltic #hst #highspeedtrain #highspeedrail
#railway200 #heaton #newcastle #railway #northern #transporthistory #gresley #deltic #hst #highspeedtrain #highspeedrail
45 years ago today, Tyne and Wear PTE decided that Gateshead Railway Station should close as the Metro came on stream saying 'the role of the railway station will be substantially reduced' and recommended that 'Gateshead B.R. Station be withdrawn'.
#onthisday #northeasthistory #transport #metro
#onthisday #northeasthistory #transport #metro
September 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
45 years ago today, Tyne and Wear PTE decided that Gateshead Railway Station should close as the Metro came on stream saying 'the role of the railway station will be substantially reduced' and recommended that 'Gateshead B.R. Station be withdrawn'.
#onthisday #northeasthistory #transport #metro
#onthisday #northeasthistory #transport #metro
Was great to share an aspect of my research with the Urban History Group yesterday, it's been a great conference so far! Many thanks to the @urbanhistorygroup.bsky.social organisers!
September 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Was great to share an aspect of my research with the Urban History Group yesterday, it's been a great conference so far! Many thanks to the @urbanhistorygroup.bsky.social organisers!
Had a fantastic time at this year's European Society of Environmental History conference in Uppsala, Sweden! Such a varied selection of panels and a met some great people! Thank you @eseh.bsky.social organisers!
August 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Had a fantastic time at this year's European Society of Environmental History conference in Uppsala, Sweden! Such a varied selection of panels and a met some great people! Thank you @eseh.bsky.social organisers!
It's been a while since my last post but it's important to wish a loved one happy birthday. Happy birthday @my-metro.bsky.social ! 🥳🚇
Image: Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 07.08.1980
Image: Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 07.08.1980
August 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It's been a while since my last post but it's important to wish a loved one happy birthday. Happy birthday @my-metro.bsky.social ! 🥳🚇
Image: Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 07.08.1980
Image: Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 07.08.1980
It was tremendous fun to share some of our Life Stories of Infrastructure research philosophies, methods and findings at Newcastle City Library. I enjoyed sharing work in an interesting and engaging way and was great to have a sell-out public show!
#researchengagement #transport #history #mobilities
#researchengagement #transport #history #mobilities
February 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It was tremendous fun to share some of our Life Stories of Infrastructure research philosophies, methods and findings at Newcastle City Library. I enjoyed sharing work in an interesting and engaging way and was great to have a sell-out public show!
#researchengagement #transport #history #mobilities
#researchengagement #transport #history #mobilities
Had my first ride on a new #Metro! Was great to have a much quieter and smooth journey. I must say, however, where are the hanging handles. People were falling over onto eachother as the train accelerated and decelerated. Seems like an oversight to me! #tyneandwearmetro #train #publictransport
January 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Had my first ride on a new #Metro! Was great to have a much quieter and smooth journey. I must say, however, where are the hanging handles. People were falling over onto eachother as the train accelerated and decelerated. Seems like an oversight to me! #tyneandwearmetro #train #publictransport
Part three of my northern #archive tour, #Liverpool. Never been to an archive with a better view! More libraries need a roof top terrace, well done Liverpool Record Office. Sadly I couldn't quite see the #Queenswaytunnel that I'd been reading about!
#archives #history #transporthistory
#archives #history #transporthistory
January 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Part three of my northern #archive tour, #Liverpool. Never been to an archive with a better view! More libraries need a roof top terrace, well done Liverpool Record Office. Sadly I couldn't quite see the #Queenswaytunnel that I'd been reading about!
#archives #history #transporthistory
#archives #history #transporthistory
Part two of my northern archive tour has taken me to #Manchester! A #monorail study amongst some #rapidtransit goodies today! Not something I anticipated but a fun surprise.
#archive #1960s #transport #history
#archive #1960s #transport #history
January 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Part two of my northern archive tour has taken me to #Manchester! A #monorail study amongst some #rapidtransit goodies today! Not something I anticipated but a fun surprise.
#archive #1960s #transport #history
#archive #1960s #transport #history
Part one of my northern archive tour, Sheffield! Excited to see what's in store today! Good to be back in my one time home too.
P.s. Only slipped over on the ice once!
#archive #sheffield #northernengland #yorkshire
P.s. Only slipped over on the ice once!
#archive #sheffield #northernengland #yorkshire
January 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Part one of my northern archive tour, Sheffield! Excited to see what's in store today! Good to be back in my one time home too.
P.s. Only slipped over on the ice once!
#archive #sheffield #northernengland #yorkshire
P.s. Only slipped over on the ice once!
#archive #sheffield #northernengland #yorkshire
Another exciting new development on Tyneside! The #pedestrian #tynetunnel inclined lift is fantastic!
#sustainability #transport #tyneside #urbanmobility #cycling #tyneandwear
#sustainability #transport #tyneside #urbanmobility #cycling #tyneandwear
December 20, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Another exciting new development on Tyneside! The #pedestrian #tynetunnel inclined lift is fantastic!
#sustainability #transport #tyneside #urbanmobility #cycling #tyneandwear
#sustainability #transport #tyneside #urbanmobility #cycling #tyneandwear
My review of the #NorthumberlandLine: Great to see a historic line back in use and the old stations being resurrected but the single track workings do cause some delays and we were held at a few reds. At least Northern kept us happy with free mince pies!
#transport #tyneandwear #christmas #railway
#transport #tyneandwear #christmas #railway
December 20, 2024 at 3:10 PM
My review of the #NorthumberlandLine: Great to see a historic line back in use and the old stations being resurrected but the single track workings do cause some delays and we were held at a few reds. At least Northern kept us happy with free mince pies!
#transport #tyneandwear #christmas #railway
#transport #tyneandwear #christmas #railway
So the new Metro can't even run the full system as the #GatesheadHighway falling to pieces. Meanwhile, Tyne Bridge being repaired, A1 Bypass being worked on, Tyne Tunnels reduced to a tunnel at weekends, work to start on Redheugh Bridge, no evening ferries. At least the pedestrian tunnel has a lift.
December 19, 2024 at 5:40 PM
So the new Metro can't even run the full system as the #GatesheadHighway falling to pieces. Meanwhile, Tyne Bridge being repaired, A1 Bypass being worked on, Tyne Tunnels reduced to a tunnel at weekends, work to start on Redheugh Bridge, no evening ferries. At least the pedestrian tunnel has a lift.
Join me in helping protect at least one of Britain's monuments of the carbon age and modernity by signing @c20society.bsky.social's petition here to save examples of cooling towers:
chng.it/QzvL7SKHTr
Photo cred: Raymond McBride
chng.it/QzvL7SKHTr
Photo cred: Raymond McBride
December 11, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Join me in helping protect at least one of Britain's monuments of the carbon age and modernity by signing @c20society.bsky.social's petition here to save examples of cooling towers:
chng.it/QzvL7SKHTr
Photo cred: Raymond McBride
chng.it/QzvL7SKHTr
Photo cred: Raymond McBride
Great to be invited to the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade's annual Smoking Concert last night! Fantastic organisation saving lives along the coast and the Tyne. #northeast #tynemouth #lifebrigade #smokingconcert #prior #tyne
Disclaimer photos from last year's Smoker!
Disclaimer photos from last year's Smoker!
December 7, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Great to be invited to the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade's annual Smoking Concert last night! Fantastic organisation saving lives along the coast and the Tyne. #northeast #tynemouth #lifebrigade #smokingconcert #prior #tyne
Disclaimer photos from last year's Smoker!
Disclaimer photos from last year's Smoker!
"One of the major impediments to traffic flow in Northumberland Street during the #christmas period is the heavy pedestrian movement [...] it is suggested that two temporary footbridges be erected across Northumberland Street" - 1967
#archive #transporthistory
Photo: @tynesnapper.bsky.social's X
#archive #transporthistory
Photo: @tynesnapper.bsky.social's X
December 6, 2024 at 10:45 AM
"One of the major impediments to traffic flow in Northumberland Street during the #christmas period is the heavy pedestrian movement [...] it is suggested that two temporary footbridges be erected across Northumberland Street" - 1967
#archive #transporthistory
Photo: @tynesnapper.bsky.social's X
#archive #transporthistory
Photo: @tynesnapper.bsky.social's X
120 years ago, Tyneside's first NER #electricrailway began service on the North Tyne Loop which now forms a large part of the #TyneandWearMetro system today. There were three simple tenets for passengers
MOVE QUICKLY. TRAVEL OFTEN. TAKE LITTLE LUGGAGE.
#transporthistory #railwayhistory #northeast
MOVE QUICKLY. TRAVEL OFTEN. TAKE LITTLE LUGGAGE.
#transporthistory #railwayhistory #northeast
December 3, 2024 at 1:38 PM
120 years ago, Tyneside's first NER #electricrailway began service on the North Tyne Loop which now forms a large part of the #TyneandWearMetro system today. There were three simple tenets for passengers
MOVE QUICKLY. TRAVEL OFTEN. TAKE LITTLE LUGGAGE.
#transporthistory #railwayhistory #northeast
MOVE QUICKLY. TRAVEL OFTEN. TAKE LITTLE LUGGAGE.
#transporthistory #railwayhistory #northeast
Amazingly, each letter was hand designed 1:1 for every station! I'm not sure how I feel about them being painted black over the past few weeks but at least Calvert's design still remains!
#designhistory #transport #metro #calvert #type #design
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#designhistory #transport #metro #calvert #type #design
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November 27, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Amazingly, each letter was hand designed 1:1 for every station! I'm not sure how I feel about them being painted black over the past few weeks but at least Calvert's design still remains!
#designhistory #transport #metro #calvert #type #design
For more: foundationpress.org/shop/a-conve...
#designhistory #transport #metro #calvert #type #design
For more: foundationpress.org/shop/a-conve...