Newcastle to York, being based in a bygone era before electrification, a few people have talked about, and started bringing the route up to modern standards. All seem to have been long forgotten now with no updated progress. I have no plans to modernise the whole route myself, but decided today to have a mess around with the Durham area initially, electrifying the track and bringing the station up to the modern era by lengthening platforms etc. I got a bit carried away, as I often do, and ...