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New rail services for Northumberland
Transpennine Express has announced that, from December this year, it will begin a new service between Newcastle and Edinburgh calling at a number of key
Call for government to invest now and future proof the ECML
Invest East Coast Rail is calling on the UK and Scottish governments to invest in the East Coast Main Line, after research conducted on their behalf found that economies served by the line could see over £11 billion of wider economic benefits as part of a coherent package of rail
Upgrading East Coast Main Line key to achieving North East’s long-term economic plans
A body set up to assess the North’s rail needs has been told the key to achieving the North East’s long-term economic plans lies in the upgrading of the East Coast Main Line.