Carlisle to Newcastle trains will resume

Landslide on the rail line between Hexham and Carlisle Credit: ITV Tyne Tees

Rail services on the West Line between Carlisle and Newcastle will resume on Monday 8 February.

Engineers have been on site at Farnley Hough, near Corbridge, since Thursday 7 January, clearing over 35,000 tonnes of soil and debris from a huge landslip.

Network Rail confirmed that the work is almost complete and that services will return to normal from Monday.