ONE of the region's best known miniature railways is to re-open after being rebuilt for £150,000.

Volunteers at Saltburn Miniature Railway had been holding their breath ahead of a Health and Safety Executive inspection after the work.

Now an inspector has given the railway, closed all last year for track relaying work, the all-clear to open to the public at Easter.

Volunteer Reg Blacklock said funding for track relaying had come from the Lottery and the European Union, with other refurbishments paid for by the railway group.

He said: "We'd been waiting for the inspector to call for some time and you can imagine how pleased we were that everything is okay. Now it is about getting everything shipshape in time."

The railway is due to be open from Easter Sunday until the end of September