In March 2013, East Coast announced an £8.6m ($13m) modernisation project to renovate the heritage railway station building atNewcastle Central station. The modernisation will be carried out by East ...

As part of the initial phase of the Central Gateway project, the station was refurbished completely. Credit: Network Rail. The UK’s Network Rail has announced that the next phase of Newcastle Central ...

A vexed vicar has urged rail bosses to spend more than a few pennies upgrading “dark, dismal, and filthy” toilets at a historic North East railway station. The Rev Mark Edwards MBE has called for ...

RAIL passengers are being warned of significant disruption from this weekend as major work starts to upgrade the line. Network Rail is to begin an £8.6 million upgrade of the line around Newcastle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Train passengers have complained about long queues after the ticket office at the North East’s busiest railway station was closed ...

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Then treasurer and now New South Wales Premier Mike Baird (centre) at Newcastle’s Wickham train station in 2013. AAP/Michael Sin Newcastle is also a city that has witnessed an unfolding scandal over ...

The Northumberland line will soon return passenger services linking Newcastle to coastal towns such as Blyth, giving a much-needed boost to the region The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will ...