It was a delight yesterday (Wednesday 4th March 2026) to be a part of establishing the Northumberland Branch of the North East Public Transport Users Group (NEPTUG). There are branches for most parts of the North East active, with the branches covering local authority areas, so there is a Newcastle Branch and North Tyneside BranchContinue reading “NEWS: NEPTUG Northumberland Branch”
Category Archives: Northumberland Coast Loop
Almost a year on since ‘The Seven Counties Rambler’; need for the Northumberland Coast Loop and six years of Northern being in the DfT.
Today, the 1st of March 2026, is just a week ahead of the first anniversary of ‘The Seven Counties Rambler’ operated by the SRPS (the Scottish Railway Preservation Society) which ran on the 8th March 2025. Circular Tour: Linlithgow to Linlithgow via Carlisle, Preston, Newcastle, Bedlington, and Edinburgh A huge circular route around Scotland andContinue reading “Almost a year on since ‘The Seven Counties Rambler’; need for the Northumberland Coast Loop and six years of Northern being in the DfT.”
Response to Cllr Hunter: The real safety solution to the A1 could be better use of the ECML in Northumberland for passengers and freight.
A recent article in the Northumberland Gazette states ‘Renewed calls for safety improvements on A1 in Northumberland after spate of serious crashes’ by local Councillor Isobel Hunter (Cllr Hunter) who represents Berwick West with Ord area in Berwick Upon Tweed, who has raised that the dualling scheme for the A1 between Morpeth and Berwick ‘should notContinue reading “Response to Cllr Hunter: The real safety solution to the A1 could be better use of the ECML in Northumberland for passengers and freight.”
Northumberland Park station on opening day and future northward connections?
Today, Sunday 22nd February 2026 marked the opening of the long awaited Northumberland Park station, heavily delayed but here at last! To visit the station on opening day to take a look, especially considering its potential importance to the Northumberland Coast Loop, I took a train from my local station at Alnmouth to Northumberland ParkContinue reading “Northumberland Park station on opening day and future northward connections?”
1100 Northumberland Coast Loop supporters
As of 12th February 2026, one thousand, one hundred people have signed the Northumberland Coast Loop petition for a rail service from Newcastle to Edinburgh via Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park. This is just shy of its first anniversary as a petition, it being launched a year ago tomorrow on 13th February 2025. This comparesContinue reading “1100 Northumberland Coast Loop supporters”
1069 signatures on the N.C.L. petition!
As of today (4.2.26), the petition for a Newcastle to Edinburgh rail service via Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park stands at an amazing 1069 signatures! Thank you to all who have signed it thus far, and please add yours ASAP if you haven’t already, as the first anniversary of the petition is approaching on theContinue reading “1069 signatures on the N.C.L. petition!”
COMING SOON: A case for ‘Morpeth North’; a second station for Morpeth, Northumberland?
Blog post in progress.
Coffee and a chat about Chathill and more at Barter Books 2.2.26
Yesterday, I joined John from the Chathill Rail Action Group (CRAG) for a coffee and a chat about Chathill station, and the wider context of the ECML, the Northumberland Coast Loop and more besides in the brilliant surroundings of Barter Books, housed in the original Alnwick station. Could the fortunes of Chathill change in 2026,Continue reading “Coffee and a chat about Chathill and more at Barter Books 2.2.26”
N.C.L. Meeting in Morpeth
Please click the link below on the N.C.L. Ko-fi page for details on the proposed meeting at Morpeth Station on Saturday 7th February 2026. https://ko-fi.com/polls/Morpeth-Meeting-7th-February-2026-M4M11TC5BW All welcome to attend and ask questions about the campaign so far, hope to see you there! Petition progress so far is 1052 signatures for the Northumberland Coast Loop asContinue reading “N.C.L. Meeting in Morpeth”
Northumberland Line million passenger milestone, Northumberland Park opening, and the N.C.L. for Edinburgh to Amsterdam via Port of Tyne?
The success of the Northumberland Line keeps being proven: passenger numbers pass 1,000,000 since opening! On Friday 23rd January 2026, an event was held at Blyth Bebside station to mark the millionth passenger journey on the Northumberland Line since opening just 405 days before on Sunday 15th December 2024, as shown in this article fromContinue reading “Northumberland Line million passenger milestone, Northumberland Park opening, and the N.C.L. for Edinburgh to Amsterdam via Port of Tyne?”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 