The view through the rather grubby front window of Tyne and Wear Metro train 4089 as it crosses the River Wear between St Peters and Sunderland stations. The section of track between Pelaw and Sunderland is shared between the Metro and mainline operators Northern Rail - this speed restriction sign is therefore "bilingual". The top, circular, sign is for mainline services and is displayed in miles per hour, with the different speeds presumably for different classes of train. The bottom, lozenge-shaped, sign is for Metro services and is in kilometres per hour. 
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Photo by <a href="mailto:cmckenna@sucs.org?subject=rail-photo at railfaneurope.net">Chris McKenna</a> 10/10/2005.<br>
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