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Newcastle Railway #1 Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Workyticket: As there appears to have been no response from the CO we are archiving this cache listing to prevent it from continually showing up in search lists and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements in the area. Once a cache is archived for non-responsiveness (including the cache page) it can't be unarchived.

Drew and Kaz

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Hidden : 6/29/2024
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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EDIT: Last 2 DnF, I have been to the site and the cache had gone missing. Now been replaced with a new Cache. Happy hunting.

Congratulations to Milt Spilk on FTF


This is the first cache in the railway walk, Newcastle central station is located not far from this location and was the first station to be fully covered in the UK and boasts 11 in use platforms, there are many different locations you can travel too including, Edinburgh, London, Manchester with connections all over the UK. Central Station was completed in 1850 and is now a grade 1 listed building.

 

History

The centre was opened by the Queen in May 2000. In March 2009 the centre was the main venue for the UK's first Maker Faire, run as part of the Newcastle ScienceFest. The 2010 Newcastle Maker Faire was held at the Centre for Life and the nearby Discovery Museum. Maker Faire UK returned to the Centre for Life in 2013, at which over 300 hackers, crafters, coders, DIYers and inventors presented their projects alongside installations and drop-in workshops, and also in 2016.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zvpeb, orfg jnl gb svaq qverpgvbaf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)