The cross-party campaign to re-open the Leamside Line - 21 miles of railway connecting County Durham, Washington, Sunderland, South Tyneside and Gateshead
North East England
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I promised we’d extend @My_Metro to Washington.
Today we’ve committed £8.6m to complete the business case to deliver exactly that.
This is a long term project but we’re getting started.
I’ll build the infrastructure of opportunity across our North East.
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Breaking transport news 📢
The North East has been awarded funding which will be used to develop a new business case for Leamside South – a section on the disused Leamside Line running from Washington to Ferryhill in County Durham🚆
Read the latest: tinyurl.com/bda9p5
ALT Cllr Martin Gannon, Chair of the North East Joint Transport Committee in high vis on the Leamside Line
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Great morning filming for our @LeamsideLine campaign
Watch this space... 🚆🎟
We’ve had a great morning filming along the old line in Fencehouses 🛤️
It was great to hear Steve’s story and learn more about how important the line was to the communities of the North East.
Keep your eyes peeled for the full video 👀
#ReOpenLeamside
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Today we were delighted to welcome @PaulHowellMP to @My_Metro Nexus Learning Centre.
Great opportunity to showcase the new trains which could one day run on the re-opened @LeamsideLine and Washington Metro Loop! – at North East, England
ALT Left to right - Paul Howell MP with Tobyn Hughes, Managing Director of Transport North East visiting one of the new Metro trains
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Tobyn Hughes on re-opening the Leamside Line and delivering the proposed Washington Metro Loop: "We must do this.
"Transport is key to improving the well-being, economic prosperity and health of people in this region." #RailNorth23 – at Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
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Managing Director of Transport North East, Tobyn Hughes addresses the @railindustryNTH Rail North Summit on the region's rail ambitions.
"The North East has huge potential, waiting to be unleashed - rail is a very important part of that story."
#RailNorth23 – at Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
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Cllr Martin Gannon, Chair of the North East Joint Transport Committe welcomes delegates at today's @railindustryNTH Rail Industry Association Rail North Summit – at Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
ALT Cllr Martin Gannon welcomes delegates
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At last week's #LeamsideLine All-Party Parliamentary Group meeting, @WBD_UK #TransportLaw Partner and Chair of @NEChamber's Transport Forum, Kevin Bell, shared how the line's reopening is vital for the North East's economy ▶️ ow.ly/Nhio50Q1p61
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Less than 24hrs after promising to reopen Leamside Line, Sunak scrapped this commitment.
At #LPC23 I was proud to support calls to re-open the Leamside Line to improve connectivity in the North and address local businesses concerns around transport.
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Washington & Sunderland West MP @SharonHodgsonMP says last week's rollercoaster ride on the Leamside Line - in then out of Network North plans - has actually raised the profile of the campaign to make it happen. £1bn-plus project but offering estimated £90m a yr to economy.
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The North is tired of broken transport promises #TomorrowsPapersToday chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor…
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This morning I took part in some filming for the campaign to reopen the @LeamsideLine . As Chair of the Leamside Line APPG I am committed to working with @NEEChamber, @transport_north and the Government to also secure the opening of the Washington Metro Loop…
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🚊 LEAMSIDE LINE 🚊
I told the @TransportCttee the #LeamsideLine is the only way to address #rail capacity in the North East.
I urged Minister @HuwMerriman to work on plans to ensure the integrity of the East Coast Mainline.
I look forward to prompt progress in this regard.
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Good to hear @MartinTugwell highlighting the benefits of the @LeamsideLine to passengers and businesses today at the Public Transport North event in Manchester #ReOpenLeamside
ALT Martin Tugwell speaking to guests at a public transport event today
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A huge thanks to @networkrail for help in filming a new @LeamsideLine video today across the North East.
#ReOpenLeamside #GrowTheNE #rail #transport
ALT Cllr Martin Gannon (L) and Tobyn Hughes (R) walk the Leamside Line with a drone filming from above
ALT Tobyn Hughes at the Leamside Line having his photograph taken
ALT Cllr Martin Gannon, Chair of the Joint Transport Committee on the Leamside Line talking about the campaign to #reopen the line.
ALT A train on the East Coast Main Line at Ferryhill. The Leamside Line can be seen to the right of the track.
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Sedgefield MP @PaulHowellMP told Transport Questions yesterday he believes the most critical rail infrastructure needed in the North East is the @LeamsideLine project.
#Rail Minister @HuwMerriman said the updated SOBC is with @transportgovuk and will be looked at shortly.
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Hearing about the Washington Metro Loop and the campaign to re-open the @LeamsideLine 🚉 #UKLRC23 @tobynhughes @My_Metro
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Two thirds of us no longer trust the trains. So what’s gone wrong with our railways?
Ben Elton takes a journey across Britain and argues privatising the rail network was a costly mistake.
Ben Elton: The Great Railway Disaster. Tonight, 8pm. Stream free on Channel 4
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The only way to rejuvenate North East railways is through public ownership. 🚅
That's why @UKLabour is committed to ending the failed privatised railway experiment & to deliver the @LeamsideLine!
Me in @TheNorthernEcho 📰👇
#ReOpenLeamside #GrowTheNE
thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2…
ALT The headline of Mary's opinion piece "Why rejuvenation of our railways is so important"