Haway then why do you think it’ll reopen, where is the money going to come from and, let’s face it, what’s the point?
The Leamside Line is quite badly needed, the ECML between Northallerton and Newcastle is a right choke point and we can't push anymore services along it. The cheapest way to solve the problem between Tursdale (Amazon Durham) and Newcastle is by reopening the Leamside Line either to push slow freight services along or alternatively to push the fast express services missing Durham. To widen the section between Tursdale and Newcastle via Durham would cost an absolute fortune as it's too bendy and has a lot of expensive structures to deal with (CLS and Durham viaducts being the worst two).
South of Tursdale it's reletively straight and wouldn't as much cost to triple / quadruple the track.
Fears Transpennine Express rail services will be cut - Being an example of the problems.
It shouldn't be a Metro service though and the line between South Hylton and Washington is a right waste of money instead being national rail, the same as the Blyth line will be.
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