Please click here for more details on the Festival of Energy, which will be held in Blyth, Northumberland between the 5th and 8th March 2026 as a free four day festival event. Could the Northumberland Coast Loop rail route be a means to help people reach the event? Given the focus of the festival onContinue reading “Festival of Energy, Blyth in March 2026”
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LNER Managers to attend Morpeth meeting on 20th November 2025
In this article from the Northumberland Gazette, full details are available for the SENRUG meeting on 20th November 2025, in central Morpeth, which will feature two LNER Managers attending as guest speakers to discuss the timetable changes on the ECML, the transition to Great British Railways (GBR), and wider aspects of things to come forContinue reading “LNER Managers to attend Morpeth meeting on 20th November 2025”
Northumberland Coast Loop petition progress: 12.11.25
Our Change.org petition for the Newcastle to Edinburgh rail service via Northumberland Coast Loop (calling at Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park) is steadily building again; with only 17 signatures left to go now until we reach the next target of 1000. Thank you very much to everyone who has signed so far, and please shareContinue reading “Northumberland Coast Loop petition progress: 12.11.25”
Chathill ‘Hub’: A station for more than just rail users?
An article yesterday in The Chronicle, ‘Northumberland railway station pushing for more trains to get waiting room refurbishment‘ discussed the repairs being made to the southbound waiting room at Chathill Station, damaged some years ago which is currently closed, and surrounded by scaffolding. This repair is a promising sign for the future of the station,Continue reading “Chathill ‘Hub’: A station for more than just rail users?”
Pegswood Parkway on the ECML and N.C.L.: going Sandy style the way forward?
In a recent post about East Coast Main Line (ECML) capacity upgrades to enable more rail services between Newcastle and Edinburgh, such as the Northumberland Coast Loop, certain locations have already been identified by Network Rail for infrastructure changes, one of which is new loops in Pegswood area. This could have a major effect onContinue reading “Pegswood Parkway on the ECML and N.C.L.: going Sandy style the way forward?”
Council ‘committed’ to Northumberland Line extension to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea; but what of the Northumberland Coast Loop?
An article in The Chronicle released today (7.11.25) states that Northumberland County Council is ‘committed’ to extending the highly successful Northumberland Line on to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. Similar to the other places served by the Northumberland Line, Newbiggin lost its rail services in 1964 when the line closed to passengers, but unfortunately, the railway into Newbiggin didContinue reading “Council ‘committed’ to Northumberland Line extension to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea; but what of the Northumberland Coast Loop?”
Chathill Station: Waiting room repairs in Summer 2026?
A couple of recent blog posts by the Chathill Rail Action Group (CRAG) and Cllr Guy Renner-Thompson have announced that repairs to the damaged waiting room at Chathill station are due to be started in Summer 2026; having been brought forward from a 2027 start date. This is great news for Chathill Station and hopefullyContinue reading “Chathill Station: Waiting room repairs in Summer 2026?”
Belford and Beal Stations mentioned in North East Bylines
A recent article by North East Bylines, has mentioned the reopening of stations at Belford, and potentially Beal were referred to, alongside a new hourly rail service along the ECML between Newcastle and Berwick Upon Tweed. All three of these developments would be very much welcome, and more updates will be posted here once available.
ECML capacity enhancement options between Newcastle and Edinburgh from Network Rail
It is often said that the East Coast Main Line (ECML) between Newcastle and Edinburgh is ‘full’; running the maximum number of trains reliably and safely each day due to constraints on the capacity of the line. The position of this campaign has always been that capacity of the ECML can grow to meet theContinue reading “ECML capacity enhancement options between Newcastle and Edinburgh from Network Rail”
Nearly 16,000 N.C.L. website visits by Halloween 2025, and Petition nearing its next target!
Terrific web traffic The traffic volume to the Northumberland Coast Loop website this year has been phenomenal, with very nearly 16,000 visitors over the course of the year, and who have viewed the site/blog posts over 18,000 times. These figures are ‘at time of writing’, so they can only keep climbing higher as time goesContinue reading “Nearly 16,000 N.C.L. website visits by Halloween 2025, and Petition nearing its next target!”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 