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A blast from the past at Berwick Station

On the last day of my family holiday, a short trip was made to Marshall Meadows to visit the border crossing sign (a long-time personal intention finally crossed off), and also a visit to Berwick Station for the first time in many years. The photos were taken across both the Sunday and Monday at Berwick,Continue reading “A blast from the past at Berwick Station”

Northumberland Coast Loop Petition reaches 650 signatures, and a stay in Berwick-Upon-Tweed.

As of 11th August 2024, the Northumberland Coast Loop petition has just reached 650 signatures since starting in October 2023. The aim of this petition is to use the Hepscott Line as one of the next expansions of the Northumberland Line beyond the soon to open Newcastle – Ashington route.  This route is advantageous byContinue reading “Northumberland Coast Loop Petition reaches 650 signatures, and a stay in Berwick-Upon-Tweed.”

Northumberland Coast Loop YouTube Channel

The YouTube channel is now up and running, and will steadily see additional videos added in the coming weeks, please take a look and subscribe to see latest info. The first video is 66740 on the ‘Alcan’ tanks leaving Morpeth North Curve, headed for Fort William, with this freight service using the N.C.L. route betweenContinue reading “Northumberland Coast Loop YouTube Channel”

Hinting at the Northumberland Coast Loop back in 1992: ‘The Alternative East Coast’

This video (Railways Of The North-East in Retrospect 1961 to 1968), at  20min 35seconds in starts with a section ‘The Alternative East Coast’ The narration of the video tells us that this was a diverted Edinburgh to Kings Cross service, hauled by 43109 due to the mainline being blocked near Morpeth (due to an accidentContinue reading “Hinting at the Northumberland Coast Loop back in 1992: ‘The Alternative East Coast’”

N.C.L. Response to ‘Prime Minister urged to ‘unlock’ A1, Blyth Relief Road and Moor Farm Roundabout works, as well as expand the Northumberland Line’.

In yesterdays Northumberland Gazette, there was an article asking for newly elected PM Sir Keir Starmer to give his backing to major infrastructure projects in Northumberland. While investment in Northumberland is indeed welcomed, we need to ensure such investment is right for targets needing met, and not running contrary to others, which is where ourContinue reading “N.C.L. Response to ‘Prime Minister urged to ‘unlock’ A1, Blyth Relief Road and Moor Farm Roundabout works, as well as expand the Northumberland Line’.”

Avoidable Car Chaos on the Northumberland Coast?

While it is great to see articles such as the one below that recognise the beauty of the Northumberland Coast at places such as Beadnell and hopefully encourage more visitors, and consequent tourist spend; it could be chaotic to bring these tourists in by road, and repeating the problems experiences in places like the LakeContinue reading “Avoidable Car Chaos on the Northumberland Coast?”

More support for the Northumberland Coast Loop than Dualling the A1?

Monday 15th July 2024. As of this evening, the Northumberland Coast Loop Petition stands at 628 signatures, which means it now has exceeded the figure achieved by the Dual the A1 from Morpeth to the Scottish Border Petition back in 2012, which only garnered 624 signatures. The rail option, by this metric is the moreContinue reading “More support for the Northumberland Coast Loop than Dualling the A1?”

2024 UK Election: An Unprecedented Opportunity for the Northumberland Coast Loop?

The election just past, on 4th July 2024 resulted in a landslide vote for Labour, with every seat on the route of the Northumberland Coast Loop now taken by a Labour MP, an unprecendented situation; never before has the whole area covered by the route had all members of parliament belong to a singular party.Continue reading “2024 UK Election: An Unprecedented Opportunity for the Northumberland Coast Loop?”

N.C.L. Update 23rd June 2024: Petition Update, Journey Times and more!

The Northumberland Coast Loop Petition is continuing to do well and gain signatures, now only 40 away from its next big target, please click the link above to view and hopefully join more than 500 others who have done so to date! Our recent post about journey times via the existing East Coast Main LineContinue reading “N.C.L. Update 23rd June 2024: Petition Update, Journey Times and more!”