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The River Tyne and its near neighbour the River Wear once formed the largest ship building area in the world. Sadly, the industry wilted under cheaper competition from overseas , and cranes like those shown here, which once lined the banks of the Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and North Shields, are few and far between.
The River Tyne and its near neighbour the River Wear once formed the largest ship building area in the world. Sadly, the industry wilted under cheaper competition from overseas , and cranes like those shown here, which once lined the banks of the Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and North Shields, are few and far between.
