A HERITAGE railway will become the North-East’s newest live music venue this weekend.

Tanfield Railway, near Stanley, County Durham, will showcase the region’s musical talent and heritage.

Five local artists and groups will perform on Sunday.

Topping the bill are Tyneside folk rock combination Mother’s Ruin, who will play at Andrews House station throughout the day.

Fiddling trio King Cole will perform at the same location, while vocalists The Keelers will perform on trains during the six-mile round-trip.

Geordie singer-songwriter George Welch will perform alongside locomotives under repair and a forge.

Backworth Colliery Brass Band will perform at Causey Arch station, next to the world’s oldest railway bridge, which was built in 1725.

Steam trains will run at 45- minute intervals from 11am.

Tickets offering unlimited travel and site access are £8 for adults, £4 for children and fathers, £1 for pensioners and free for under-fives.