A recent Facebook post from John Lamont MP, who represents Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk just over the border in Scotland gave an update on a recent meeting held at Berwick Upon Tweed railway station. While Berwick station is within Northumberland, and therefore in the Consituency of David Smith MP, who represents North Northumberland, it isContinue reading “John Lamont MP, David Smith MP, LNER, Network Rail and local councillors meet at Berwick-upon-Tweed Station: October 2025”
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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”
SENRUG Meetings in Morpeth and Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Please see the screenshots below for more details on upcoming SENRUG meetings, which if you can, please support by attending them if possible. The first is tomorrow, Tuesday 8th July 2025 in Morpeth at Morpeth Town Hall starting at 19:30. The second is in Berwick-Upon-Tweed on Monday 14th July 2025, held in the Town CouncilContinue reading “SENRUG Meetings in Morpeth and Berwick-Upon-Tweed”
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!”
120 Guardsmen to Berwick-Upon-Tweed by Rail
In the last few days, the Coldstream Guards, in their 375th anniversary year, travelled from London King’s Cross to Berwick Upon Tweed to parade around the town, as they have the freedom of the town to do so. Watch this clip from BFBS Forces News for more details What is interesting to note is thatContinue reading “120 Guardsmen to Berwick-Upon-Tweed by Rail”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 