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: Blyth
Northumberland Line: A £450m economic boost to the North East, but an easy Edinburgh link could further boost it?
A recent article in The Chronicle ‘Northumberland Line has developers ringing council’s planning department ‘off the hook’ since launch last year‘ has some interesting data contained within it, as the line approaches its first full year of operation on Monday 15th December 2025, and the millionth passenger is expected in 2026. In a presentation ‘CouncillorsContinue reading “Northumberland Line: A £450m economic boost to the North East, but an easy Edinburgh link could further boost it?”
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”
Blyth Bebside at 12,000 passengers already, Northumberland Line tops 800,000 trips, Newbiggin extension plans, and thoughts on Moor Farm roundabout
The past week has had a number of significant news announcements, and with a number of links between them, it is perhaps the right time to address them together. Blyth Bebside station is blossoming; and is boosting overall numbers for the Northumberland Line towards a million passengers! There has been more great news on theContinue reading “Blyth Bebside at 12,000 passengers already, Northumberland Line tops 800,000 trips, Newbiggin extension plans, and thoughts on Moor Farm roundabout”
Festival of Energy, Blyth in March 2026
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”
Extra carriages on some Northumberland Line trains from October 2025, but N.C.L. option still open?
With the fourth station on the line at Blyth Bebside due to open tomorrow (19th October 2025), and already around 700,000 passengers having travelled on the Northumberland Line since it opened less than a year ago (15th December 2024), there have been many of the two carriage trains becoming overwhelmed by the volume of passengersContinue reading “Extra carriages on some Northumberland Line trains from October 2025, but N.C.L. option still open?”
Extra carriages on some Northumberland Line trains from October 2025, but N.C.L. option still open?
With the fourth station on the line at Blyth Bebside due to open tomorrow (19th October 2025), and already around 700,000 passengers having travelled on the Northumberland Line since it opened less than a year ago (15th December 2024), there have been many of the two carriage trains becoming overwhelmed by the volume of passengersContinue reading “Extra carriages on some Northumberland Line trains from October 2025, but N.C.L. option still open?”
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?”
New railway station at Newsham; but no buses to it!
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!”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 