The Stephenson Steam Railway in North Tyneside is inviting visitors to enjoy a new hands-on driving experience, taking control of a classic British Rail Class 03 diesel locomotive.
A new agreement signed at the beginning of March will allow for an increase in volume transported on the Arc network from 1.2 million tonnes per annum to 2.8 million tonnes per annum.
Phosphate was supposed to be the outback’s next big economic opportunity, but one mining company says the cost of rail freight has brought its project to the end of the line.
The funding would not go towards constructing a rail line but will instead be spent on securing the land and planning required to construct a new line.
