#leamside — Public Fediverse posts

The #Metro to #Washington project, supported by a new £1.85bn funding deal secured by North East Mayor Kim McGuinness, will extend the #Tyne and Wear Metro by 13km, linking Pelaw and South Hylton via Washington. The extension includes new stations at Follingsby, Washington North, and Washington South, using former #railway lines like part of the #Leamside Line. Public engagement events will be held from mid-June, offering residents a chance to meet #Nexus project teams, ask questions, and provide feedback. The first #trains are expected by 2033, marking the biggest Metro expansion in over 30 years. The consultation includes nine drop-in sessions across the region, with dates running from 17 June to 1 July.
https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/metro-washington-public-engagement-events-are-announced

New funding to progress #Leamside line business case

"North East #England has been awarded funding which will be used to develop a new business case for Leamside Line South - a section on the disused #railway line running from Washington to Ferryhill…"
https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/new-funding-progress-leamside-line-business-case

Government U-turn on reopening #Leamside #railway line

Gosh that was quick! Suddenly the rather far-fetched idea that much of that "saving" on #HS2 will be spent on other rail projects starts to crumble

Whats the betting roads will get more spent on them than #rail ?

#toriesOut
#sunakFlipflops

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-67018745

#UK #Government breaks post-#HS2 #transport promises:-

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23836372.leamside-line-reopening-plans-dropped-24-hours/

'Just yesterday (October 4) a government document listed the line through County Durham as one of the projects to be completed with funds from a scrapped HS2 link from #Birmingham to #Manchester.'

'But by Thursday (October 5) morning the commitment had been removed from the plans.'

#rail #trains #railway #Leamside