(29 Nov 2020, 5:40 pm)ne14ne1 wrote Some said that about the Northumberland Line project which now has its 6 new stations going through planning.

But there's a huge difference between the two. The Northumberland Line remained in use whereas the lines to Consett were lifted, perhaps with haste. Possibly a better example to use would have been the Waverley Line where the campaign to reinstate the line was stronger with more political expediency attached. I have no doubt that DRAG (Derwentside Rail Action Group) were committed to retaining the railway for passenger use in 1984 but they've hardly been a presence in the area since then and, sadly, I think the current effort to reintroduce railways to the area comes 40 years too late.