The North Eastern Railway Association
Founded in 1961 and catering for all those interested in the railways of North-East England
Collection & Preservation of Records – Journal – Meetings – Models – Books – Information Panels
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The Northumberland Line is the name given to the passenger route from Newcastle Central to Ashington, opened on 15th December - Read more
You may join, or renew your NERA membership, by purchasing a membership product from our online shop. - Read more
One of the most popular exhibitions mounted by the North Eastern Railway Association at Darlington’s Head of Steam Museum was - Read more
At heart this research paper is the story of the life of one station master at the small station of - Read more
In May the right-hand cylinder of the iconic loco 63395 failed - see photo. The NE Loco Preservation Group has - Read more
Recent Publications in our Shop
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NER Working Timetable, Section 1: Lines North of Newcastle July to September 1909£6.95 -
LNER Memorandum on Questions Relating to the Working and Results Obtained from Sentinel, Clayton and Diesel Railcars, December 1934£4.75 -
NER Fact Sheet No.10 – List of Hull & Barnsley Locomotives and their HBR & LNER Numbers£0.00 -
Things to See on the Northumberland Line£0.00 -
NERA Archive Catalogues£0.00
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The Cradle of Railways
The North Eastern Railway covered an area measuring about 170 miles from just north of Doncaster to Berwick, and up to about 60 miles inland from the East Coast. Within this area it had a near-monopoly of rail transport and dock facilities.
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