The North Tyneside Steam Railway, along with the Stephenson Steam Railway at North Shields in County Durham, is gearing up for its end-of-season festival.
Heidi Alexander, the UK’s Secretary of State for Transport, has explained that her ambitions for HS2 are inspired by tthe success of Japan’s Shinkansen network, known as ‘bullet trains’.
Local politician and elected representative Grahame Morris MP has highlighted the potential for expanding rail freight traffic on the branch line into the Port of…