PLANS to reinstate passenger services over the Blyth &Tyne route is tobe scaled back before work has even begun.
As part of a Department forTransport (DfT) review of new rail projects aimed at reducing costs and accelerating delivery (Project SPEED), local authorities promoting the Northumberland scheme were instructed to find savings.
According to local media, the options offered by DfT officials were to either halve the planned frequency from half-hourly to hourly or axe the proposed station at Blyth Bebside. Officials reluctantly chose the latter.
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