The leader of Northumberland County Council has said the much-heralded Northumberland railway line will make getting stuck in Newcastle traffic jams a "thing of the past".
Coun Glen Sanderson was speaking at an event to unveil a community art project on the line in Ashington, where children from the nearby Dales School feature on new hoardings.
The youngsters are pictured up holding up historic photos of the line the last time it was used for passenger services in the 1960s.
