August Bank Holiday brings Northumberland Line restoration closer
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Work to bring the freight only Northumberland Line back into mixed use has moved ahead during the late summer public holiday. UK infrastructure agency Network Rail has been working to upgrade the neglected line to bring it up to passenger standards. Currently the line serves the port of Blyth, north of Newcastle and carries a modest load of bulk traffic, including alumina trains to Scotland.
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