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The lines covered were the North Tyneside Loop from Newcastle via Wallsend, North Shields, Whitley Bay and South Gosforth back to Newcastle; the main line from Newcastle to Benton (providing a short cut to Whitley Bay), the riverside loop from Newcastle to North Shields via Walker, and, south of the Tyne, the line from Newcastle to South Shields. Newcastle refers primarily to the following places Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia And also: Newcastle Brown Ale, aka Newky Brown/Broon Newcastle United F.C., English Premier League Soccer club Newcastle Knights, an Australian rugby league team Newcastle United Jets, an Australian soccer team Newcastle... Wallsend is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. ... Map sources for North Shields at grid reference NZ3568 North Shields is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in North East England. ... Map sources for Whitley Bay at grid reference NZ3572 Whitley Bay is a town in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. ... South Gosforth is a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne in England. ... Benton is the name of a number of places: United Kingdom Benton, Devon, England United States of America Thomas Hart Benton (senator) Benton, Alabama Benton, Arkansas Benton, Illinois Benton, Iowa Benton, Louisiana Benton, Kansas Benton, Kentucky Benton, Louisiana Benton, Maine Benton, Missouri Benton, New Hampshire Benton, New York Benton, Pennsylvania... Walker is a residential suburb just east of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. ... South Shields is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne, with a population of about 90,000. ...