|   Station Name: GATESHEAD EAST[Source: Alan Young and Jonathan Clark] east_old37.jpg) In April 1980 the entrance to the up platform at  the head of the staircase at Gateshead East retains elaborately detailed iron  barriers of North Eastern Railway vintage. The image shows a sliding gate,  which would have allowed access to the platform from the stairs without passing  through the booking hall. Photo by Alan Young 
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