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Reopening the Leamside Line has been removed from the initial list of projects for Rishi Sunak's Network North programme just 24 hours after the announcement.
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The reopening of at least part of the mothballed 21-mile Leamside Line in County Durham could become a serious prospect.
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The first steps have been taken with a business case to support an extension of the Tyne and Wear Metro to Washington. Transport North East has published the first steps of the business case, for approval by the North East Joint Transport Committee (JTC), for a new Metro connection from Pelaw to South Hylton, via Washington, with new stations proposed in Follingsby, Washington North and Washington South. The business case forecasts that the new Washington Metro Loop will cost 745m to deliver, which includes additional new Metro trains to support extra services on the line. The proposed new line forms part of a wider project to re-open the Leamside Line in full, with work already underway with the development of the new Ferryhill station in County Durham.
(Permalink) Leamside Line Pelaw South Hylton Tyne and Wear Metro Washington  South Hylton: Tyne and Wear Metro train at the South Hylton terminus on 18 November.  Washington South Junction: 37078+37067 arriving off the Stanhope and Tyne route at Washington South Junction in the late 1970s with a train of iron ore empties from Consett. The train will reverse in Washington sidings before h ...  Washington: The Leamside line in July 2009, here viewed from a foot crossing, just seems to need a bit of pruning. Well, maybe a second track. View looks East. |
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Trespassers on the historic Victoria Viaduct have been warned of possible 'life changing and even fatal consequences' if they continue to break the law.
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Discussions about resurrecting a mothballed rail route in the North East are expected to take place in the new year after fresh hopes of returning the train network to its former glory have been tabled.
(Permalink) Leamside Line  Usworth: A vehicle heading east towards Sunderland about to pass over the out-of-use level crossing at Usworth, County Durham in 1992. Located on the Leamside line between Pelaw Junction and Washington, the st ...  Fencehouses: A southbound BR InterCity 125 HST passing Fencehouses 'box on the Leamside line on 18 March 1989, having been diverted due to ECML electrification works. The train is the 07.35 Aberdeen - Kings Cross. Washington: The Leamside line in July 2009, here viewed from a foot crossing, just seems to need a bit of pruning. Well, maybe a second track. View looks East. |
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North East civic and business leaders have reacted with anger to confirmation the Government has refused to back reopening of the mothballed Leamside rail line.
(Permalink) Leamside Line Fencehouses: A southbound BR InterCity 125 HST passing Fencehouses 'box on the Leamside line on 18 March 1989, having been diverted due to ECML electrification works. The train is the 07.35 Aberdeen - Kings Cross. Washington: The Leamside line in July 2009, here viewed from a foot crossing, just seems to need a bit of pruning. Well, maybe a second track. View looks East.  Usworth: The site of Usworth station on the old main line through County Durham via Leamside in May 1992. View is north towards Pelaw Junction over the former A1290 level crossing. |
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A petition calling for the extension of the Tyne and Wear Metro to Washington has been presented to Parliament.
The 1736-signature document is the fourth the Washington and Sunderland West Labour MP Sharon Hodgson has submitted on the issue. She said she hoped it would encourage the government to act. Metro operator Nexus has proposed adding a further 20 stations by 2030, though a full-scale feasibility study is needed. (Permalink) East Boldon Leamside Line Pelaw South Hylton Sunderland Tyne and Wear Metro Washington  Pelaw: V3 67636 with empty stock from Heaton CS for the Durham Rail Tour of 13 October 1962. After crossing the King Edward Bridge and run east to reach Pelaw the train has turned south under the A184 ... Washington South Junction: 37078+37067 arriving off the Stanhope and Tyne route at Washington South Junction in the late 1970s with a train of iron ore empties from Consett. The train will reverse in Washington sidings before h ... Usworth: The site of Usworth station on the old main line through County Durham via Leamside in May 1992. View is north towards Pelaw Junction over the former A1290 level crossing. |
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The reopening of Wearside's disused Leamside railway line has moved a step closer.
The North Eastern Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has commissioned a study into the business case for reopening the line. The move comes just weeks after the last ever meeting of the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority heard about a Nexus plan to introduce a new circular Metro route, connecting Pelaw, Washington, South Hylton, Sunderland and East Boldon, by connecting the Leamside line and the former Sunderland to Durham rail line west of South Hylton. (Permalink) East Boldon Leamside Line Pelaw South Hylton Sunderland Tyne and Wear Metro Washington  South Hylton: A Tyne and Wear Metro service shortly after arrival at South Hylton terminus in the summer of 2004. Prior to 1967 the line crossed the road in the background and continued on to join the Leamside line ... Pelaw: V3 67636 with empty stock from Heaton CS for the Durham Rail Tour of 13 October 1962. After crossing the King Edward Bridge and run east to reach Pelaw the train has turned south under the A184 ... Usworth: The site of Usworth station on the old main line through County Durham via Leamside in May 1992. View is north towards Pelaw Junction over the former A1290 level crossing. |
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