The petition for the proposed Northumberland Coast Loop, a new rail service from Newcastle to Edinburgh via Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park has now reached 1040 signatures The Route The maps below illustrate the wider context of the rail routes through Northumberland, with the Newcastle to Berwick (and on to Edinburgh) section shown in purpleContinue reading “N.C.L. Petition hits 1040!”
Category Archives: Morpeth
LNER Managers to attend Morpeth meeting on 20th November 2025
In this article from the Northumberland Gazette, full details are available for the SENRUG meeting on 20th November 2025, in central Morpeth, which will feature two LNER Managers attending as guest speakers to discuss the timetable changes on the ECML, the transition to Great British Railways (GBR), and wider aspects of things to come forContinue reading “LNER Managers to attend Morpeth meeting on 20th November 2025”
Pegswood Parkway on the ECML and N.C.L.: going Sandy style the way forward?
In a recent post about East Coast Main Line (ECML) capacity upgrades to enable more rail services between Newcastle and Edinburgh, such as the Northumberland Coast Loop, certain locations have already been identified by Network Rail for infrastructure changes, one of which is new loops in Pegswood area. This could have a major effect onContinue reading “Pegswood Parkway on the ECML and N.C.L.: going Sandy style the way forward?”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 