Tynemouth Metro station is one of the oldest stations on the Tyne and Wear Metro network. The railway station was opened in 1882 by the North Eastern Railway and is now a Grade II* listed building. The station was designed by William Bell for the North Eastern Railway Company. It served as the terminus for the first section of the Metro network from Tynemouth to Haymarket (in Newcastle City Centre) via Benton and Jesmond, that opened on 11 August 1980
The works involved the restoration and painting of the Grade II cast iron ornate structure. Mansell – Construction were the client and as a result of this project they won a Heritage Award.
We used Network Rail Approved specification to NR/L3/CIV/039. The paints used were by Leigh’s specialist paints and involved grinding metal, priming and applying Leigh’s paint to achieve the required Dry Film Thickness of 300 microns.
Working around the clock we used a squad of 7-10 painters to paint the metalwork over a period of 48 weeks.
