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Misery for East Coast Main Line railway passengers Feb 14 2012

THOUSANDS of train passengers faced travel chaos yesterday as a cable fault brought rail services on the region’s busiest line to a halt.Read

Government lost £30m taking back East Coast Main Line services Jul 09 2011

GOVERNMENT transport bosses missed out on £30m when they took back control of the East Coast Main Line from National Express, it has emerged.Read

Newcastle to London rail service discussed Jun 23 2011

TWENTY years ago, the North East was told to prepare for an exciting new era in high-speed rail travel – electrification of the East Coast Main Line meant that journey times between Newcastle and London were to be reduced to just two hours and 36 minutes.Read

Anger over plan to privatise East Coast Main Line in 2012 Jun 21 2011

RAIL unions in the North East have condemned the Government’s plan to reprivatise the East Coast Main Line in 2012.Read

Rail chiefs apologise for fall in standards on East Coast Main Line Apr 12 2011

RAIL chiefs have apologised after admitting performance on the East Coast Main Line has fallen below standards expected by passengers.Read

MP challenged over East Coast Main Line high speed rail service Mar 25 2011

A HIGH-SPEED rail train service to Newcastle will not reduce journey times past what can be achieved already on the East Coast Main Line, it has been claimed.Read

Figures show slump in East Coast rail service Feb 19 2011

FREEZING temperatures, cable theft and trespassers caused delays for commuters travelling to the busiest route to the North East, with only 80% of trains running on time.Read

Ringing the changes with new vision of a high-speed future for UK Dec 16 2010

AFTER decades of talk and hopes that it would bring prosperity to the North, it now seems that a high-speed north-south railway will be built.Read

Train delay puts Newton Aycliffe jobs in jeopardy Nov 26 2010

TRAIN builder Hitachi yesterday hinted it could walk away from plans to create thousands of jobs in the North East amid Government delays to a key contract.Read