08/09/2026
‘Whitley Bay Up and Over’
The Up & Over
On this platform, years ago,
the crowds would gather, row by row,
beneath the glass and iron frame,
while Whitley Bay was all aflame.
A seaside day was drawing through,
with salty air and skies of blue,
and footsteps echoed, voices loud,
as homeward trains drew in the crowd.
The Up and Over: this was the place
where holiday-makers slowed their pace;
for Longbenton, Jesmond; homeward bound,
with chatter and laughter all around.
Coats were carried, children ran,
and tired feet stood where they can,
while another Metro came to take
the crowds from sea, the sand, the break.
Now silence settles on the scene,
where once the platform bustled keen;
but look closely and you might just see
the ghosts of crowds that used to be.
For beneath this roof, the years remain;
in footsteps, voices, sun and rain.
And every train that passes through
still carries whispers of the queue.
