This Northumberland Gazette article ‘The most and least used train stations in Northumberland as new rail passenger numbers revealed‘ details the most and least used stations in Northumberland as a whole, from Acklington at 17th place, to Berwick Upon Tweed at the top. This is based on figures from April to March each year, soContinue reading “Almost One Million Rail Passengers Using Railway Stations Between Pegswood and Berwick Upon Tweed in 2023/24”
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Northumberland Line Preview Video by Northumbria Rail
In the last few days, Northern has been offering a handful of preview trips over the Northumberland Line prior to opening, with Northumbria Rail recording a trip made on 20/11/2024 and uploaded to YouTube. This video shows progress on the line and stations up to that date, with latest news being an announcement in nextContinue reading “Northumberland Line Preview Video by Northumbria Rail”
Northumberland Line, Quiet Stations On ECML and N.C.L. Fix For The Future?
23.11.24 Northumberland Line Opening Date At time of writing, the Northumberland Line is due to partially open at some point in December 2024. There has not been an officially announced date as of yet, with announcement from Northumberland County Council saying this will come in the next few days, whilst Northern has updated their websiteContinue reading “Northumberland Line, Quiet Stations On ECML and N.C.L. Fix For The Future?”
Implement the Northumberland Coast Loop to help achieve Northumberland’s Carbon Neutral by 2030 target?
The Northumberland Climate Change November Update email dropped into my inbox yesterday (8th November 2024), The big green button takes you to the NCC Climate Change page, where you can view the above document. For rail, little is mentioned beyond the Northumberland Line scheme, but it is interesting to note that approximately 50% of theContinue reading “Implement the Northumberland Coast Loop to help achieve Northumberland’s Carbon Neutral by 2030 target?”
Call for Evidence from David Smith MP on ‘A1 Safety’ & N.C.L. Suggestions for East Coast Main Line Improvements
The above Facebook message from David Smith MP is a call for evidence by Monday 4th November 2024 as described in the above screenshot, as a constituent, I’ll be putting in my own email, but here I’ll also detail a few key rail improvements that could be done in parallel to complement this. Improved railContinue reading “Call for Evidence from David Smith MP on ‘A1 Safety’ & N.C.L. Suggestions for East Coast Main Line Improvements”
A Day Trip From Alnwick to York 31.10.24
On the 31st October 2024, myself as dad (writing), mum (Mrs N.C.L), and two under ten’s, travelled from home to York for the day. Whilst the Northumberland Coast Loop campaign is mostly focussed on the route via Blyth, Northumberland, it is also here to advocate for better services in Northumberland more generally too, especially inContinue reading “A Day Trip From Alnwick to York 31.10.24”
Budget 2024: A1 Dualling Ditched, Time for the Northumberland Coast Loop and East Coast Main Line to Shine?
Today is Budget Day 2024 (30th October), and with it comes the news that the A1 Dualling has been scrapped as ‘unaffordable’, which analysis by Transport Action Network identified some time ago, giving the scheme an adjusted Benefit to Cost Ratio (BCR) of just 0.8, meaning for every £1 invested, a return of just 80pContinue reading “Budget 2024: A1 Dualling Ditched, Time for the Northumberland Coast Loop and East Coast Main Line to Shine? “
Is The Guardian hinting at the Northumberland Coast Loop?
This article from The Guardian seems to infer a reference to the proposed Northumberland Coast Loop while talking about the soon to open Northumberland Line, could we see it in 2025 with just a modest further investment? ‘North of Blyth, the line forks with one branch heading west to Morpeth’ is a great recognition ofContinue reading “Is The Guardian hinting at the Northumberland Coast Loop?”
N.C.L. October Update & Two Routes Along the Northumberland Coast?
On the 6th October, the Northumberland Coast Loop petition came to a close with the support of 742 people, thank you to all who signed it! Following the closure of the petition, I reached out to Councillor H.G.H. Sanderson, present leader of Northumberland County Council by email. I recieved a postive response that the proposalContinue reading “N.C.L. October Update & Two Routes Along the Northumberland Coast?”
Response to David Smith MP: Scrap A1 Dualling, and spend the £390m on the ECML & NCL instead?
In a recent Northumberland Gazette article, David Smith MP for North Northumberland pressed for dualling the A1 yet again, but there is a clear argument that this is a poor investment for the future on a number of fronts; why not instead put the investment into the proven alternative of the ECML, and possibly also intoContinue reading “Response to David Smith MP: Scrap A1 Dualling, and spend the £390m on the ECML & NCL instead?”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 