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?”
Author Archives: hogg1905
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?
N.C.L. Update 2.4.24
News Petition: Quick update on the change.org Northumberland Coast Loop online petition: which has now reached 250 signatures at 20:00 on 1.4.24 since being started on the 5.10.23, and shows the growing level of support for the N.C. Loop to improve connectivity in Northumberland. If you haven’t already, please sign it via link above andContinue reading “N.C.L. Update 2.4.24”
Build Long Platforms at Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park?
Could the delay in completing both Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park be an opportunity for longer platforms to handle longer trains, not just for the Northumberland Coast Loop but for wider use too? Firstly, the intention of the Northumberland Coast Loop would be to see semi-fast trains serving both of these stations, so making themContinue reading “Build Long Platforms at Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park?”
The Northumberland Coast needs HS2
It might seem odd the claim that Northumberland, a county that HS2 has never been planned to pass through (the original, full proposal ended at Newcastle Upon Tyne) needs High Speed 2, but it arguably does. There has been a long running issue for many years of London – Newcastle – Edinburgh expresses being theContinue reading “The Northumberland Coast needs HS2”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 