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Users of an underground railway station will be directed to the vomitoruim (way out) as they leave from tomorrow in an attempt to bring history to life and help a bid by a city and a town for new cultural status.

Every sign in the Tyneside Metro terminus at Wallsend will be printed in English and Latin, from Segedunum, the ancient name for Wallsend, to the less appealing modern translation of "way out". The project, by the artist Michael Pinsky, is part of an attempt by Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead to be named European capital of culture for 2008.The idea seeks to unite the region’s venerable past, epitomised by Hadrian’s Wall, the symbol of Roman dominance, with its modern enthusiasm for innovation.

| The Guardian, Martin Wainwright |