Tyne and Wear Metro operator Nexus has donated surplus materials from its renewal project at Whitley Bay Metro station to support the restoration effort led by volunteers working to revive the Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway in Ashington.
This comes as hopes of reopening the heritage line later this year grow, following years of closure and deterioration.
The donation includes 50 tonnes of concrete ballast blocks, 200 scaffolding boards, 40 timber posts, and 54 sheets of plywood….
