A quick reminder of the railtour over the Northumberland Line is around noon tomorrow (12:00 Monday 25th August 2025), operated by West Coast Railways, and will take the proposed southbound Northumberland Coast Loop route (Edinburgh to Newcastle Upon Tyne via Bedlington). Will be great to see photos/videos of this service if you can get outContinue reading “RAILTOUR REMINDER”
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Lunchtime Railtour (1Z84) over the Northumberland Coast Loop route via Bedlington on 25.8.25
A railtour running via the proposed southbound Northumberland Coast Loop route (from Berwick Upon Tweed , through Pegswood and Bedlington, then to Newcastle Central) has just had timings released on Realtime Trains, please click the link below for further information: Link to 1Z84 Dunbarton to Newcastle, 25.8.25 on Realtime Trains This is a railtour operatingContinue reading “Lunchtime Railtour (1Z84) over the Northumberland Coast Loop route via Bedlington on 25.8.25”
Travelling to a Thousand Signatures!
As of Tuesday 19th August 2025, the Northumberland Coast Loop petition to ‘Start a Newcastle – Edinburgh Rail Service via Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park‘ has just reached 903 signatures, meaning the major landmark of one thousand is coming very close! Thank you to all who have signed the petition so far, and a specialContinue reading “Travelling to a Thousand Signatures!”
Nearing 900 Signatures on the N.C.L. Petition & Railtour via Bedlington News
As of late Sunday 17th August 2025, the petition to ‘Start a Newcastle – Edinburgh Rail Service via Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park‘ stands at a fantastic 898 signatures so far. This shows the continued and increasing support for the route to become established, which hopefully will come soon after the completion of stations inContinue reading “Nearing 900 Signatures on the N.C.L. Petition & Railtour via Bedlington News”
Fifty Million Miles and more from Blyth to Fort William, a Fond Farewell to the Faithful Four-Wheeled PCA’s
For 37 years (1988-2025) the humble four wheeled PCA waggons have taken alumina (a powder created from Bauxite ore) from the Port of Blyth terminal to the smelter in Fort William, Scotland (and also whilst open, the smelter at Lynemouth). Somewhat famously, these waggons were for a short time hauled by Deltic 55022 ‘Royal ScotsContinue reading “Fifty Million Miles and more from Blyth to Fort William, a Fond Farewell to the Faithful Four-Wheeled PCA’s”
Northumberland Line reaches 500,000 passengers!
A recent announcement from Northumberland County Council puts the passenger use of the Northumberland Line at 500,000 since opening in December 2024. This is fantastic news for the reopening scheme, which has achieved this half million passenger figure despite still only having three of the six planned stations open as of today, with Ashington, Newsham,Continue reading “Northumberland Line reaches 500,000 passengers!”
Opening the Northumberland Coast Loop rail route compared to dualling the A1 and A19 roundabout rebuilds
A recent article from The Chronicle ‘Upgrades to two notorious A19 roundabouts would cost up to £775m’ has shed some light on the vast costs of upgrading the Seaton Burn junction of the A1 and A19, alongside the A19 and A189 interchange at Moor Farm, with Option A (fully grade separated junctions) coming at aContinue reading “Opening the Northumberland Coast Loop rail route compared to dualling the A1 and A19 roundabout rebuilds”
A Thousand Signatures In Sight for the N.C.L. Petition?
As of today, 28th July 2025, the petition for a new rail service from Newcastle to Edinburgh via Bedlington and Pegswood has gained a huge amount of support since its launch on 13th February 2025, with 832 signatures gained so far. This represents a signing rate of about five persons per day, and if thatContinue reading “A Thousand Signatures In Sight for the N.C.L. Petition?”
Super 790 Signatures for Better Buses between Alnwick, Alnmouth Station, and Amble.
The petition for better bus services linking Alnwick, Alnmouth Railway Station, and Amble has now gained 790 signatures. With this petition having launched on 16th February 2025, 161 days ago, it gives an average signature rate of 4.9 signatures per day. A special thanks go to the 13 promoters of the petition who together haveContinue reading “Super 790 Signatures for Better Buses between Alnwick, Alnmouth Station, and Amble.”
Awesome 825 Signatures!
The petition to start a new rail service between Newcastle and Edinburgh via Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park has now reached a fantastic 825 signatures today! This is in just 164 days since the petition was launched on 13th February 2025, meaning a daily average of just over five people per day signing the petition.Continue reading “Awesome 825 Signatures!”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 