Thank you to all who’ve supported the campaign, and a few quick updates thus far! Petition: Growing fast and just 30 signatures away from its next major milestone, please take a look here at the Northumberland Coast Loop Petition. Website: Good level of traffic, with nearly 2,500 visitors since launch at the start of theContinue reading “N.C.L. Update 6.6.24”
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Top 10 Nations viewing the Northumberland Coast Loop website
A little side interest as the campaign for the Northumberland Coast Loop continues is the website statistics, provided by WordPress, which can show a breakdown by nation. Unsurprisingly as a UK campaign this shows at the top, with the vast majority of all visits, but the following nine nations were a little more unexpected! InContinue reading “Top 10 Nations viewing the Northumberland Coast Loop website”
Natter at Newcastle Central – 8th June 2024
On Saturday 8th June, if you’re interested in joining an informal discussion over a tea/coffee at Newcastle Central Station between 11:30 and 12:00 about the Northumberland Coast Loop, please drop an email to northumberlandloop@gmail.com Thanks and hope to see you there! RH Latest info: https://www.facebook.com/share/P1XeAQrCez3ihihk/
Green Signals Episode 34: Hitachi Battery Class 802 an ideal fit for the Northumberland Coast Loop?
The latest Green Signals episode featuring Nigel Harris, and Richard Bowker CBE, featured a section on the battery fitting trial of Hitachi 802 Class EMU’s at Newton Aycliffe for Transpennine Express (TPE). As stated in the interview segment between Jim from Hitachi and Richard from Green Signals, the units are potentially ideally suited to routesContinue reading “Green Signals Episode 34: Hitachi Battery Class 802 an ideal fit for the Northumberland Coast Loop?”
A1 Dualling Alternative: The Northumberland Coast Loop
The SPACE for Gosforth group have, in recent articles such as this Environmental campaigners demand more answers on plans to dual A1 in Northumberland highlighted the numerous issues of dualling the A1 with regards to adding to road traffic, alongside the environmental costs of adding more greenhouse gas emissions at a time when targets forContinue reading “A1 Dualling Alternative: The Northumberland Coast Loop”
CRAG Campaign 4.5.24
The Chathill Rail Action Group (CRAG) is again campaigning for increased services to Chathill Station which is on the ECML between Berwick Upon Tweed, and Alnmouth (for Alnwick) stations. The recent Northumberland Gazette article Campaign gathers pace in bid to get more trains to call at Chathill Station discusses the campaign to date, with hopesContinue reading “CRAG Campaign 4.5.24”
N.C.L. 28th April 2024 – Alnwick and Cornhill Line reopening and A1 Dualling Debate
Disused Alnwick and Cornhill Line becoming the Borderline Greenway The first steps on reopening the Alnwick and Cornhill Railway as a greenway for walkers and cyclists has started in recent days, with trackbed clearance at the Alnwick end of the line beginning earlier this month. The route is being restyled as the ‘Borderline Greenway‘, andContinue reading “N.C.L. 28th April 2024 – Alnwick and Cornhill Line reopening and A1 Dualling Debate”
N.C.L. Petition Update 26th April 2024
The petition for the Northumberland Coast Loop has just hit 400 signatures! Thank you to everyone who has signed already and please keep sharing with friends and family, link is below: https://www.change.org/p/create-the-northumberland-loop-rail-services-from-berwick-to-newcastle-via-blyth?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1uoPI1NFGhjVZU4v8jLiU0N9fK4pMFI1SADFtmvsgBeqrJM-3af6CXsuE_aem_AZnn9kv1tAy4RY8PSQyr81W-QCJgIH7nyKFrHsg0ke_k3uPdHPS8DgCOlozyOk95uAJ9DsehfcE2Hh2Jadry0OFN Thanks, RH.
The Background to the N.C.L. Colour Scheme – ‘A Bright Future Ahead’
The N.C.L. orange background to maps and other ‘branding’ is a nod to the British Railways’ North Eastern Region ‘Tangerine/Deep Orange’ (Page 9, Teasdale J.D. (2009) A History of British Railways’ North Eastern Region, NERA) and which can be seen on signage on stations such as Grosmont on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR), which isContinue reading “The Background to the N.C.L. Colour Scheme – ‘A Bright Future Ahead’”
An Artistic Interpretation of the Northumberland Coast Loop
Please see the image below as one of many artistic interpretations of the Northumberland Coast Loop by Garry Hall, who has submitted these on the ‘Northumberland Coast Loop Group‘ on Facebook. Why not pop onto the group to take a look?
The Northumberland Coast Loop 