<P> The East Coast Main Line (ECML) calls at Newcastle, Durham and Darlington, and provides fast connections to London and Edinburgh . The Durham Coast Line connects Sunderland, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough with the main line . York - based Virgin Trains East Coast serves the full length of the ECML and operates most of the stations on the route . Grand Central has linked Sunderland, and Teesside with London since December 2007, and is non-stop from York onwards . It does not have electric trains, and uses the Northallerton--Eaglescliffe Line and Durham Coast Line . Local services along these and most other local routes in the North East are provided by Northern, based in Manchester . TransPennine Express, also based in Manchester, have long - distance services from Newcastle, Scarborough and Middlesbrough to Manchester, via West Yorkshire . </P> <P> The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail network which serves the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear . It has stations in Newcastle and Sunderland city centres and other towns and suburbs in the county, as well as at Newcastle Airport and attractions such as the St James' Park, the Stadium of Light, and Gateshead International Stadium . </P> <P> The North East's main arterial carriageway the A1 (M), mirrors the railway trajectory . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards . The specific problem is: inaccuracies re location of A1 (M) and English use Please help improve this article if you can . (April 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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