There will be no trains running on the Durham coast line on strike days, but Grand Central will be operating a reduced service between Eaglescliffe and Kings Cross for which details can be found here. There will also be some cancellations of early and late trains on adjacent days and these are also shown.

The Tees Valley Combined Authority has released pictures of how Hartlepool station will look after its £12 million upgrade to bring the third platform back into use and adding a new footbridge and lifts. The work is due to start in August and be finished in time for the Tall Ships event in July next year. (Let’s hope the tracks are a little further apart!)

Once complete it is planned to introduce additional Northern services between Middlesbrough and Newcastle, making two per hour for at least part of the day

Coastliners will be hosting a Zoom meeting on Thursday 12th May. The meeting will start at 7.30 with our guest speaker Sean English, Chief Operating Officer of Grand Central Trains. This will be followed at around 8.30 by our AGM. All are welcome to listen to Sean English. To join the meeting just before 7.30 use the following link

https://zoom.us/8869224413/?pwd=Z3daZlJOZFh6NDdlTlJQV3hWSkxlZz09