An excellent existing, but fading brand? A few days ago, and passing through the village of Warkworth, Northumberland. I took an opportunity to stop and photograph the seemingly now defunct ‘Coast and Castles Connection’ branding still adorning the bus stop at the top of Beal Bank, Warkworth. As can be seen in the images above,Continue reading “Revive the ‘Coast and Castles Connection’ Brand for Alnwick, Alnmouth Station and Amble ‘Bus Meets Train’ Bus Service?”
Category Archives: Buses
A Virtual Railway Station for Alnwick? Inspired by Keswick.
Keswick: A ‘Virtual’ Railway Station for the Lake District town? A recent article from Rail Advent has shown an interesting way that the town of Keswick, in Cumbria, has gained a new ‘station’ on the national network, served not by trains, but by buses. In the article, it describes how Keswick has a ‘virtual railwayContinue reading “A Virtual Railway Station for Alnwick? Inspired by Keswick.”
Petition Progress!
A great start to April with continued progression of both petitions, and a sizeable growth in both since the last post on the blog on 4.4.25. Newcastle – Northumberland Park – Blyth Bebside – Edinburgh Rail Service As of 6.4.25, the rail service petition now stands at 264 signatures, great progress over the last fewContinue reading “Petition Progress!”
Early April Update from the N.C.L.
There have been a number of positive news releases in recent days, so here is a short post to tie them together and a lot of optimism for the future! Northumberland Line The Northumberland Line continues strong performance since opening, with a recent announcement that 250,000 trips on the route are expected by Easter 2025, justContinue reading “Early April Update from the N.C.L.”
Call to Kim McGuinness: Invest in the ECML and N.C.L. in Northumberland, and drop dualling the A1.
There has been a recent, and largely very welcome announcement in recent days about a £208m transport investment, part of a larger overall ‘£8.3bn transport vision’ which includes welcome schemes such as reopening of the Leamside Line, integrated ticketing, and wider public transport and active travel improvements. That being said, dualling the A1 has onceContinue reading “Call to Kim McGuinness: Invest in the ECML and N.C.L. in Northumberland, and drop dualling the A1.”
N.C.L. News: Newcastle, Bedlington & Edinburgh Rail Link, plus the Alnwick to Amble Bus Meets Train Campaign.
Newcastle – Bedlington – Edinburgh Rail Service Campaign As of 21.3.25, the petition for the Northumberland Coast Loop route to Edinburgh from Newcastle (Newcastle – Bedlington – Pegswood – Berwick – Edinburgh) is performing well with 237 verified signatures It has also now got a much easier link to view and sign it at https://www.change.org/northumberlandcoastloopedinburghContinue reading “N.C.L. News: Newcastle, Bedlington & Edinburgh Rail Link, plus the Alnwick to Amble Bus Meets Train Campaign.”
Response to David Smith MP, North Northumberland on A1 Junction Improvements, BUT is improving and upgrading ECML the real solution?
As a Northumberland resident and a frequent user personally of the A1, it was very welcome to see David Smith, MP for North Northumberland meeting with officials from National Highways to show them several problematic junctions along this stretch of road between Morpeth and Berwick. For those unfamiliar with it, it is a mixed routeContinue reading “Response to David Smith MP, North Northumberland on A1 Junction Improvements, BUT is improving and upgrading ECML the real solution?”
Alnwick Castle in Top 5 Trainsplit Rankings. Response from the N.C.L.
A recent Chronicle article outlined how railway ticket company Trainsplit has listed Alnwick Castle as one of the UK’s Top 5 filming locations within easy access by rail. It is great to see sustainable modes of travel to fantastic attractions such as Alnwick Castle being promoted; people need and should have access to travel toContinue reading “Alnwick Castle in Top 5 Trainsplit Rankings. Response from the N.C.L.”
Alnwick – Alnmouth – Amble ‘Bus Meets Train’ Petition
There have long been suggestions made for a dedicated bus connection between the town of Alnwick and Alnmouth railway station; and a post on the Alnwick Matters Facebook Group prompted me to launch a petition for such a service. This is based upon frequently unreliable Arriva services that connect the town of Alnwick to AlnmouthContinue reading “Alnwick – Alnmouth – Amble ‘Bus Meets Train’ Petition”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 