Please click here to view the Bedlington Station Fly Through video from NorthumberlandTV. Bedlington is due to open in 2025, after Northumberland Line services begin in December 2024. Hopefully Bedlington will open before September 2025, as Bedlington Ironworks played an important role in the fledgling Stockton and Darlington Railway by providing about two-thirds of the railsContinue reading “Bedlington Station Fly Through & Railway 200”
Category Archives: Northumberland Coast Loop
A blast from the past at Berwick Station
On the last day of my family holiday, a short trip was made to Marshall Meadows to visit the border crossing sign (a long-time personal intention finally crossed off), and also a visit to Berwick Station for the first time in many years. The photos were taken across both the Sunday and Monday at Berwick,Continue reading “A blast from the past at Berwick Station”
Northumberland Coast Loop Petition reaches 650 signatures, and a stay in Berwick-Upon-Tweed.
As of 11th August 2024, the Northumberland Coast Loop petition has just reached 650 signatures since starting in October 2023. The aim of this petition is to use the Hepscott Line as one of the next expansions of the Northumberland Line beyond the soon to open Newcastle – Ashington route. This route is advantageous byContinue reading “Northumberland Coast Loop Petition reaches 650 signatures, and a stay in Berwick-Upon-Tweed.”
N.C.L. Response to ‘Prime Minister urged to ‘unlock’ A1, Blyth Relief Road and Moor Farm Roundabout works, as well as expand the Northumberland Line’.
In yesterdays Northumberland Gazette, there was an article asking for newly elected PM Sir Keir Starmer to give his backing to major infrastructure projects in Northumberland. While investment in Northumberland is indeed welcomed, we need to ensure such investment is right for targets needing met, and not running contrary to others, which is where ourContinue reading “N.C.L. Response to ‘Prime Minister urged to ‘unlock’ A1, Blyth Relief Road and Moor Farm Roundabout works, as well as expand the Northumberland Line’.”
Avoidable Car Chaos on the Northumberland Coast?
While it is great to see articles such as the one below that recognise the beauty of the Northumberland Coast at places such as Beadnell and hopefully encourage more visitors, and consequent tourist spend; it could be chaotic to bring these tourists in by road, and repeating the problems experiences in places like the LakeContinue reading “Avoidable Car Chaos on the Northumberland Coast?”
More support for the Northumberland Coast Loop than Dualling the A1?
Monday 15th July 2024. As of this evening, the Northumberland Coast Loop Petition stands at 628 signatures, which means it now has exceeded the figure achieved by the Dual the A1 from Morpeth to the Scottish Border Petition back in 2012, which only garnered 624 signatures. The rail option, by this metric is the moreContinue reading “More support for the Northumberland Coast Loop than Dualling the A1?”
2024 UK Election: An Unprecedented Opportunity for the Northumberland Coast Loop?
The election just past, on 4th July 2024 resulted in a landslide vote for Labour, with every seat on the route of the Northumberland Coast Loop now taken by a Labour MP, an unprecendented situation; never before has the whole area covered by the route had all members of parliament belong to a singular party.Continue reading “2024 UK Election: An Unprecedented Opportunity for the Northumberland Coast Loop?”
N.C.L. Update 23rd June 2024: Petition Update, Journey Times and more!
The Northumberland Coast Loop Petition is continuing to do well and gain signatures, now only 40 away from its next big target, please click the link above to view and hopefully join more than 500 others who have done so to date! Our recent post about journey times via the existing East Coast Main LineContinue reading “N.C.L. Update 23rd June 2024: Petition Update, Journey Times and more!”
Newcastle to Berwick via Bedlington – Journey Times Comparison
Please see below a journey times comparison for a local (all stations service), between the proposed Northumberland Coast Loop (N.C.L.) and the ‘Chathill Flyer’. Times between trains are derived from the following timetables shown on Real Time Trains (RTT) as a publically accessible and free resource to fact check. Newcastle to Chathill via Cramlington andContinue reading “Newcastle to Berwick via Bedlington – Journey Times Comparison”
Northumberland Coast Loop attending the Environmental Hustings, Alnwick 19.6.24
A very good meeting tonight with five of the North Northumberland MP candidates in attendance; David Smith for the Labour Party, Anne-Marie Trevelyan for the Conservatives, and the incumbent MP for Berwick Upon Tweed, Natalie Younes for the Liberal Democrats, Georgina Hill as an independent, and Jan Rosen for the Green Party. There was anContinue reading “Northumberland Coast Loop attending the Environmental Hustings, Alnwick 19.6.24”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 