A century after a group of striking miners inadvertently derailed the Flying Scotsman in Northumberland, a stunning new exhibition is pulling into Tynemouth Metro Station to explore the fallout.

Running for four weeks from 27 June at The Bridge Gallery, ‘Broken Lines’ is a thought-provoking showcase created by North Tyneside Art Studio (NTAS), a creative health charity championing mental health and wellbeing through regional arts. The exhibition features large-scale banners, textiles, and paintings crafted by more than 30 NTAS members. Rather than just focusing on the physical act of sabotage, the artwork zeroes in on the human cost of the 1926 General Strike – delving into the divided communities, altered lives, and the heavy penal servitude handed down to the eight miners involved. It’s a powerful exploration of how the universal themes of community and connection remain just as vital today. The project has been developed in tandem with Wisecrack Productions, whose own lauded play ‘The Cramlington Train Wreckers’ is set to transfer to the Newcastle Theatre Royal this July. While the theatrical production brings the dramatic historical tension of the incident to the big stage, the ‘Broken Lines’ exhibition provides a brilliant, visual counterpoint that tens of thousands of commuters will interact with daily. GM

Broken Lines, 27 June-12 July, The Bridge Gallery, Tynemouth Station. The Cramlington Train Wreckers, Sunday 12 July, Theatre Royal, Newcastle, 3pm & 7.30pm, from £8, theatreroyal.co.uk