The petition for a Newcastle to Edinburgh rail service via Bedlington & Pegswood is close to reaching 500 signatures, with 474 having signed it to date.
This petition will continue until such a time as a service is trialled over the proposed route, as outlined below in the two maps.
This map, courtesy of Paul (@lf_p on Twitter/X) is a diagrammatic map showing the Hepscott Line, acting as link between Bedlington, on the Northumberland Line and the triangular junction with the ECML between Morpeth and Pegswood Stations, the route via Pegswood being the ‘Route of the Rambler’ as shown below. This map, reproduced from an SRPS Souvenir Brochure from ‘The Seven Counties Rambler’ shows the Northumberland Coast Loop in use for a passenger train (railtour) on the evening of the 8th March 2025, taking Northumberland Line to Bedlington, before cutting west back onto the ECML near Pegswood, on the return leg to Edinburgh.
The Northumberland Coast Loop 