Come with me to the opening of the new Northumberland Line by transport secretary, Heidi Alexander.
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00:00Come with me to the opening of the brand new Northumberland line connecting Newcastle to Ashington.
00:05The first trains will run for the public on Sunday 15th December and the new line promises to open up opportunities for those living in South East Northumberland.
00:12We headed down on a train from Newcastle to Ashington to hear from guest speakers.
00:17Good morning everybody. Thank you for attending Ashington station to celebrate the opening of the Northumberland line.
00:24We've got some guest speakers today and we're going to start with the Secretary of State for Transport.
00:3060 years ago passengers here were left without a railway.
00:36They were casualties of the beaching cuts.
00:40When the line closed it deprived communities of not only tracks and trains but their lifeline to jobs, education, the NHS.
00:55I know first hand how critical good transport links are for our rural communities and for our communities just like this one.
01:03This place is full of proud and talented people and transport like this, good transport links are about so much more than just getting from A to B.
01:13They are the infrastructure of opportunity that connect people to jobs, to education, to the shops, to the local services and of course crucially to each other.
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