Battleships to oil pipes - UK's Newcastle in manufacturing revival

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Battleships to oil pipes - UK's Newcastle in manufacturing revival

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/battleships-oil-pipes-uks-newcastle-manufacturing-revival-124927110--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YVHOp2HympUCGwo.MiHvWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-25T124927Z_1_CBREA3O0ZMQ00_RTROPTP_2_OIL-INDUSTRIALOUTPUT-BRITAIN-NEWCASTLE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Crane is seen in an area of Industrial redevelopment on the river Tyne at Wallsend" align="left" title="Crane is seen in an area of Industrial redevelopment on the river Tyne at Wallsend" border="0" /></a>By Stephen Eisenhammer NEWCASTLE, England (Reuters) - Once the beating heart of European ship building, the north bank of Newcastle's River Tyne is being turned into a manufacturing hub for the oil and gas industry in a bid to combat unemployment and preserve the English city's engineering heritage. Newcastle University - which boasts the biggest marine engineering department in Britain - is also building a 7 million pound centre for subsea and offshore engineering on the site, which will be finished over the next two years. One of the old dry docks will be turned into Europe's largest test tank for subsea equipment, while a 3,000 tonne crane with the highest lift capacity on Britain's east coast will also be installed. The development is part of a wider trend to revive Britain's manufacturing industry after years of decline.</p><br clear="all"/>

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