"The buzz that I felt... was something that I've never felt before," says Sam Firbank.

Half-hourly trains will run between Newcastle and Ashington from Sunday.

Everyturn Mental Health says its Ashington branch has had a positive impact and demand is on the up.

Businesses are welcoming the Northumberland Line, but others feel "ignored" by delays.

Ashington and Seaton Delaval stations are finished, but four more will not open until 2025.

Trains will begin running "before Christmas" but with only two stations completed.

Part of the new railway line is due to open in December, but no actual date has been announced.

Old signal boxes on the soon to reopen line are being replaced by a computerised system.