The closure of the aluminium smelter at Lynemouth in Northumberland has been annonuced, with 515 jobs expected to go (see article here). The plant is one of the major employers, but a lot of the bulk products used in the process, and the finished product are sent by rail on the Ashington Blyth and Tyne line.
The power station may be kept open and so some coal traffic would still use the line, but if both are to go then there'll not be much else around - whcih will no doubt make the case for passenger reopening a whole lot harder.
The power station may be kept open and so some coal traffic would still use the line, but if both are to go then there'll not be much else around - whcih will no doubt make the case for passenger reopening a whole lot harder.