A quick update for Christmas Eve 2025, and a final wish of a Merry Christmas to all! Bedlington, and Northumberland Park progressing towards completion! In this article from the Chronicle ‘Work on new Northumberland Line station making ‘great progress’ ahead of opening next year‘, it has been announced by contractors Morgan Sindall that Bedlington railwayContinue reading “Christmas Eve Update 2025: Alnmouth (for Alnwick) to Blyth Bebside in just 29 mins by rail?”
Category Archives: Alnwick
Proposed Alnwick, Alnmouth Station and Amble ‘AAA Bus meets Train’ service – December 2025
The petition for a dedicated bus connecting the towns of Alnwick and Amble to Alnmouth Railway station currently stands at 826 signatures, can you help it reach 1000? Please click this link to view and sign the petition: https://c.org/B4RwwtHnJc An outline of the proposed route, as well as the service pattern is explained below. TheContinue reading “Proposed Alnwick, Alnmouth Station and Amble ‘AAA Bus meets Train’ service – December 2025”
Northumberland Coast Loop rail and bus campaigns: November 2025 update
As of today, the last day in November 2025, the campaigns have made significant progress so far, which are outlined briefly below. Northumberland Coast Loop Rail Service The current campaign is centred around forming a new Newcastle to Edinburgh InterCity service via Blyth, Northumberland since the petition was launched on the 13th February 2025, toContinue reading “Northumberland Coast Loop rail and bus campaigns: November 2025 update”
£255,000 for Eden Hill Bridge repairs to allow for Aln Valley Railway expansion
An update on the Northumberland County Council (NCC) website yesterday afternoon announced that £255,000 has been made available for repairs to Eden Hill Bridge, which spans the trackbed of the Alnwick Branch about halfway between Lionheart Station and Alnmouth station (the route now home to the Aln Valley Railway (AVR) and a parallel greenway), withContinue reading “£255,000 for Eden Hill Bridge repairs to allow for Aln Valley Railway expansion”
All the A’s: Ashington World Cup of Stations Win & The Aln Valley Railway – Alnwick (Lionheart) to Alnmouth Station advancing forward?
This month has been a very positive one for rail news in Northumberland! With the opening of the fourth Northumberland Line station at Blyth Bebside on Sunday 19th October, as well as the ‘World Cup of Stations’ win for Ashington, and good news hopefully for the Aln Valley Railway extending beyond Eden Hill Bridge, towardsContinue reading “All the A’s: Ashington World Cup of Stations Win & The Aln Valley Railway – Alnwick (Lionheart) to Alnmouth Station advancing forward?”
Newsham and other stations vs Arriva buses?
It has been good to see the BBC News coverage recently (14.10.25) about lack of direct bus services to the new station at Newsham on the Northumberland Line, after our blog post on 2nd October titled ‘New railway station at Newsham; but no buses to it!‘. The company operating buses, Arriva (now owned by aContinue reading “Newsham and other stations vs Arriva buses?”
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”
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.”
Alnwick, Alnmouth, and Amble ‘Bus Meets Train’ Proposal: Service Span and Frequency Improvements
The petition for a better bus service running between the Northumberland Towns of Alnwick, via Alnmouth Railway Station, to Amble is gaining serious momentum, with 700 signatures now reached as of 8.7.25, with that number steadily growing day by day. If you’d like to sign it, please do so here: https://www.change.org/AlnwickAlnmouthAmbleBusMeetsTrainCampaign So what could suchContinue reading “Alnwick, Alnmouth, and Amble ‘Bus Meets Train’ Proposal: Service Span and Frequency Improvements”
Northumberland Line: 350,000 Passengers Reached!
This blog post from Bus and Train User states that the Northumberland Line, opened in December 2024 has just surpassed 350,000 passengers since opening, a huge success for the new line, despite only three of the six stations being open. These strong figures suggest that 500,000 or more could be reached by the first anniversaryContinue reading “Northumberland Line: 350,000 Passengers Reached!”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 