The North Eastern Railway Association (NERA) has launched a free guidebook to coincide with the opening of the Northumberland Line later this month (15th December 2024). It is an excellent small publication, being 20 pages in length, but it is packed full of key information and dates, well worth downloading (and printing off if youContinue reading “NERA: Things to see on the Northumberland Line, a FREE Guide and restating the case for the N.C.L?”
Category Archives: Northumberland Coast Loop
The N.C.L. put forward in the NECA Transport Plan Consultation
Today, I have put forward the Northumberland Coast Loop into the North East Combined Authority’s Transport Plan Consultation. With the Northumberland Line due to open in 10 days time (Sunday the 15th December 2024), and all stations so far being due to complete during 2025, on of the obvious things now is the ‘What’s next?‘Continue reading “The N.C.L. put forward in the NECA Transport Plan Consultation”
Welcome link from The Guardian and November 2024 the best month yet for the N.C.L. website!
A welcome link from The Guardian! This article from The Guardian, published back in October 2024 has been generating a few links through to our webpage, as the original piece has (very welcomly) been amended to provide a direct link to this page (as can be seen below). If any other articles by The Guardian,Continue reading “Welcome link from The Guardian and November 2024 the best month yet for the N.C.L. website!”
Northumberland Line Opening on December 15th, the new LNER Timetable, and the N.C.L an alternative route for the ECML?
Northumberland Line Opening! In some very welcome news, the Northumberland Line has finally been given an opening date of Sunday 15th December 2024. This is a very welcome step forward for many of the large towns in South East Northumberland, which haven’t seen a rail service since 2nd November 1964, so a little over 60Continue reading “Northumberland Line Opening on December 15th, the new LNER Timetable, and the N.C.L an alternative route for the ECML?”
Station Proposals at Killingworth and Belford, and the Morpeth Diversion
In the last few days, two articles cite plans for new stations at Killingworth in North Tyneside, and at Belford in North Northumberland on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). We’ll explore the opportunities and challenges of both of these stations below. Killingworth Station A new station at Killingworth on the East Coast Main LineContinue reading “Station Proposals at Killingworth and Belford, and the Morpeth Diversion”
Call for Evidence from David Smith MP on ‘A1 Safety’ & N.C.L. Suggestions for East Coast Main Line Improvements
The above Facebook message from David Smith MP is a call for evidence by Monday 4th November 2024 as described in the above screenshot, as a constituent, I’ll be putting in my own email, but here I’ll also detail a few key rail improvements that could be done in parallel to complement this. Improved railContinue reading “Call for Evidence from David Smith MP on ‘A1 Safety’ & N.C.L. Suggestions for East Coast Main Line Improvements”
A Day Trip From Alnwick to York 31.10.24
On the 31st October 2024, myself as dad (writing), mum (Mrs N.C.L), and two under ten’s, travelled from home to York for the day. Whilst the Northumberland Coast Loop campaign is mostly focussed on the route via Blyth, Northumberland, it is also here to advocate for better services in Northumberland more generally too, especially inContinue reading “A Day Trip From Alnwick to York 31.10.24”
Budget 2024: A1 Dualling Ditched, Time for the Northumberland Coast Loop and East Coast Main Line to Shine?
Today is Budget Day 2024 (30th October), and with it comes the news that the A1 Dualling has been scrapped as ‘unaffordable’, which analysis by Transport Action Network identified some time ago, giving the scheme an adjusted Benefit to Cost Ratio (BCR) of just 0.8, meaning for every £1 invested, a return of just 80pContinue reading “Budget 2024: A1 Dualling Ditched, Time for the Northumberland Coast Loop and East Coast Main Line to Shine? “
Is The Guardian hinting at the Northumberland Coast Loop?
This article from The Guardian seems to infer a reference to the proposed Northumberland Coast Loop while talking about the soon to open Northumberland Line, could we see it in 2025 with just a modest further investment? ‘North of Blyth, the line forks with one branch heading west to Morpeth’ is a great recognition ofContinue reading “Is The Guardian hinting at the Northumberland Coast Loop?”
N.C.L. October Update & Two Routes Along the Northumberland Coast?
On the 6th October, the Northumberland Coast Loop petition came to a close with the support of 742 people, thank you to all who signed it! Following the closure of the petition, I reached out to Councillor H.G.H. Sanderson, present leader of Northumberland County Council by email. I recieved a postive response that the proposalContinue reading “N.C.L. October Update & Two Routes Along the Northumberland Coast?”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 