A recent article from The Northern Echo sets our the case for a visit to Craster ‘beating’ Bamburgh, though both are listed as beautiful settings on the Northumberland Coast. However, the reason behind Bamburgh being beaten is perhaps a warning sign of what Northumberland risks; if we depend on car based tourism like the LakeContinue reading “Car dependent tourism a risk of ruining Northumberland?”
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Ian Lavery MP calls for the Newbiggin extension; can the Northumberland Coast Loop come soon too?
A recent article in The Chronicle details Ian Lavery MP, asking for a debate on the expansion of the hugely popular Northumberland Line from Ashington to Newbiggin by the Sea. In the article, it quotes Mr Lavery MP with one and a half million journeys having been taken on the line since it opened onContinue reading “Ian Lavery MP calls for the Newbiggin extension; can the Northumberland Coast Loop come soon too?”
New Travel North East website
A new Travel North East website has been launched at travelnortheast.uk/ which is a major step forward in integration between Buses, Rail, Ferry, and Metro. #KeepItCalvert A great asset of the ‘branding’ of this new website is the use of the ‘Calvert’ style, named after the famous graphic designer Margaret Calvert who designed it inContinue reading “New Travel North East website”
Cllr Hunter, why not Berwick to Blyth by rail, not road for young people to access education, training, and employment?
A recent article by Cllr Hunter of Berwick, who also owns a road haulage business called DHH Contracts, has joined many of the voices calling for dualling the A1. In the article, she says that the lack of dual carriageway leads to vehicles being delayed, increasing costs such as driver hours and fuel, especially ifContinue reading “Cllr Hunter, why not Berwick to Blyth by rail, not road for young people to access education, training, and employment?”
A1 Safety Campaign: Modal shift onto the ECML being overlooked for transporting people and goods in near perfect safety?
Following a spate of recent serious incidents on the A1 in Northumberland, a new safety campaign called ‘NASA’ (Northumberland A1 Safety Alliance) has formed. While making the A1 safer is undoubtedly an admirable and much needed aim for everyone, is using the parallel ECML being overlooked as an option to reduce traffic on the A1Continue reading “A1 Safety Campaign: Modal shift onto the ECML being overlooked for transporting people and goods in near perfect safety?”
Heatherslaw Corn Mill: FREE ENTRY to celebrate 50 years as a working museum and go there by train and bus?
The excellent Heatherslaw Corn Mill on Ford and Etal Estates, nearby to the equally great Heatherslaw Light Railway is offering FREE ADMISSION during June, July, and August 2026, as outlined in this article from The Chronicle Go by train and bus? To attend the museum without needing a car, it is easy to reach Heatherslaw CornContinue reading “Heatherslaw Corn Mill: FREE ENTRY to celebrate 50 years as a working museum and go there by train and bus?”
Alnwick, Northumberland: Transport Survey June 2026
Questions for all! What do you want to see from public transport in Northumberland? Which rail and bus routes would you like? Would you like to see buses running earlier and later in the day, possibly even night buses? Have you got any suggestions you’d like to put forward? Please leave a comment below withContinue reading “Alnwick, Northumberland: Transport Survey June 2026”
Blyth, Northumberland Transport Survey June 2026
Answers to following questions: Questions for all! What do you want to see from public transport in Northumberland? Which rail and bus routes would you like? Would you like to see buses running earlier and later in the day, possibly even night buses? Have you got any suggestions you’d like to put forward? Please leaveContinue reading “Blyth, Northumberland Transport Survey June 2026”
North Sunderland Railway: 75 years since closure and a visit to Chathill Station.
On the 27th October 1951, the North Sunderland Railway ceased operations; it had been a relatively short lived line, having opened for goods on the 1st August 1898, and for passengers belatedly on the 18th December 1898. Below are a selection of photographs of the line in its operation life, shared via hyperlink to theirContinue reading “North Sunderland Railway: 75 years since closure and a visit to Chathill Station.”
2026: The time for the ECML to do more for transport to, from, within, and through Northumberland alongside the A1?
In recent news, it has been revealed that in 2025, around eleven million tourists visited Northumberland, a new record, and the A1 has been stated to be a ‘key problem’, but does this overlook the role the ECML, other rail links and buses could be playing to reduce this key problem and enable more sustainableContinue reading “2026: The time for the ECML to do more for transport to, from, within, and through Northumberland alongside the A1?”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 