Passengers from Darlington, Durham, and Newcastle will have the chance to go on three sophisticated and high-class journeys ...

Hundreds of jobs have been safeguarded in the North East after a £300m order for new trains was placed at the Hitachi Rail plant. Sunderland’s Arriva Group has announced the order for nine ...

The trains will be manufactured in Newton Aycliffe, protecting jobs and skills at the company's UK manufacturing base. Once complete, 400,000 additional seats per year will be available to passengers ...