The date was May 4 1964. The Leamside Line, stretching 21 miles from Pelaw in Gateshead to Ferryhill in County Durham, officially closed to passenger trains. Another victim of the Beeching Cuts. Almost three decades later, in the early 1990s, the line was also closed to freight trains. The man who oversaw the concluding years …
Passionate climate change campaigner Jamie Driscoll was in his element at the North East mayoral hustings held in Alnwick last night (Wed) to explore candidates’ views on environmental and rural issues. The event was organised by Alnwick Friends of the Earth specifically to discuss green talking points and especially those affecting the North East. And …
Nothing demonstrates the importance of transport to our region’s economy more than the bus strike which affected the North East at the end of last year. With limited options for alternatives, many people simply could not get to work, school or college. Rachel Anderson understands the need for better transport infrastructure more than most. As …
On the face of it, managing the Metro is a thankless task. Record delays to the service, the painful disintegration of an ageing fleet, damaging storms destroying decades of investment and technical problems plaguing the network’s incoming trains have all contributed to a miserable few years for the team tackling crisis upon crisis. It’s to …
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