(04 Feb 2022, 10:12 am)Andreos1 wrote https://twitter.com/tobynhughes/status/1...D-YwC6lUrg&s=19

One to keep an eye on?

One minute re-opening the Leamside Line is to take freight trains off the ECML; next minute it's to allow a frequent Metro service to run to Washington (and perhaps to Sunderland and from South Shields); and now with a new station at Gateshead Quays it sounds like a heavy rail stopping service is going to operate as well.

The fact that these people are out sightseeing on a cold and windy day suggests some real action soon - I predict that the first thing the new Mayor of the North East (excluding Durham) will do is announce the re-opening of the Leamside Line.