Following a recent announcement on the expansion of the facilities at Newsham station on the Northumberland Line, which largely comprising of additional car parking being completed, has raised comments about the lack of buses serving the new station. The huge success of the Northumberland Line, which has had over 500,000 passengers announced some time agoContinue reading “New railway station at Newsham; but no buses to it!”
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S&D 200th, and Three Northumberland Line Expansions for Less Than Two Roundabouts?
Today is Saturday 27th September 2025, and 200 years ago marked the official opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, an important moment in railway history, and one that is good to reflect on both the railways of the past, but it is also ESSENTIAL to look towards the railways of the future. Bedlington wasContinue reading “S&D 200th, and Three Northumberland Line Expansions for Less Than Two Roundabouts?”
Big Tech in Northumberland and Railway Rethink?
The ‘Big Tech’ influence on our lives can be quite an interesting one, and an article by Dan Jackson was a good example of what can be ‘pushed’ onto your screen when you happen to awake early on a Sunday morning! Whlist reading Dan Jackson’s ‘Can Big Tech save Northumberland? Don’t expect a second coal boom‘,Continue reading “Big Tech in Northumberland and Railway Rethink?”
N.C.L. Petition Update 20.9.25
The petition for a new rail service between Newcastle Upon Tyne, and Edinburgh, via Blyth Bebside, and Northumberland Park continues to grow, and now stands at 944 signatures as of this morning (20.9.25), leaving only 56 signatures to go until the thousand mark is reached! I would like to give big thank you to allContinue reading “N.C.L. Petition Update 20.9.25”
Blyth Bebside Station Opening Soon, and a Sunday Scottish Service?
On Sunday 19th October 2025, the fourth Northumberland Line station, Blyth Bebside, is due to open to passengers, which is great news for the line, which despite only having three of the six stations open at present (Ashington, Newsham, and Seaton Delaval), has carried over 500,000 passengers since the line opened in December 2024. TheContinue reading “Blyth Bebside Station Opening Soon, and a Sunday Scottish Service?”
CRAG campaign calls for better coastal connectivity via Chathill, and thoughts on wider Northumberland Coast Rail Services
On Thursday 4th September 2025, David Smith, MP for North Northumberland, Deputy Mayor Cllr Martin Gannon, and local County Councillor Guy Renner-Thompson attended a meeting organised by the Chathill Rail Action Group (CRAG) at Chathill Station to discuss the improvement of rail services to and from this underserved station on the North Northumberland Coast. AsContinue reading “CRAG campaign calls for better coastal connectivity via Chathill, and thoughts on wider Northumberland Coast Rail Services”
Trains to the seaside: MASSIVE potential for the Northumberland Coast by rail
A recent article in the Independent newspaper, titled ‘The UK coastal areas daytrippers are flocking to via train‘ shows the potential importance of better rail services along the Northumberland Coast, and in particular the potential of the Northumberland Coast Loop route, which would form a direct rail link between Blyth and Berwick-Upon-Tweed. In this article,Continue reading “Trains to the seaside: MASSIVE potential for the Northumberland Coast by rail”
The Borders Railway is nearly 10!
On Saturday 6th September 2025, the Borders Railway will celebrate a decade of operating from Tweedbank to Edinburgh, with the line opening to passengers on 6th September 2015, and official opening by the late Queen Elizabeth II a few days later on 9th September that year. Well done to all involved in that campaign toContinue reading “The Borders Railway is nearly 10!”
CRAG Meeting: Thursday 4th September at Chathill Station
The Chathill Rail Action Group (CRAG) is hosting a meeting (as outlined in the screenshot from their Facebook page below), at Chathill Station, Northumberland on Thursday 4th September. In attendance will be; David Smith, MP for North Northumberland, Deputy Mayor Cllr Martin Gannon, and local County Councilor Guy Renner-Thompson, with free buses by Borders BusesContinue reading “CRAG Meeting: Thursday 4th September at Chathill Station”
Northumberland Coast Loop: end of August 25 Update
Today, Sunday 31st August 2025 marks the end of Summer and the beginning of Autumn, but with some significant progress being made on our campaign for the Northumberland Coast Loop, a new rail service between Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland via Blyth, Northumberland. Petition Progress Continues The current petition for a semi-fast service between NewcastleContinue reading “Northumberland Coast Loop: end of August 25 Update”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 