The Chathill Rail Action Group (CRAG) is hosting a meeting (as outlined in the screenshot from their Facebook page below), at Chathill Station, Northumberland on Thursday 4th September. In attendance will be; David Smith, MP for North Northumberland, Deputy Mayor Cllr Martin Gannon, and local County Councilor Guy Renner-Thompson, with free buses by Borders BusesContinue reading “CRAG Meeting: Thursday 4th September at Chathill Station”
Category Archives: Northumberland Coast Loop
Northumberland Coast Loop: end of August 25 Update
Today, Sunday 31st August 2025 marks the end of Summer and the beginning of Autumn, but with some significant progress being made on our campaign for the Northumberland Coast Loop, a new rail service between Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland via Blyth, Northumberland. Petition Progress Continues The current petition for a semi-fast service between NewcastleContinue reading “Northumberland Coast Loop: end of August 25 Update”
Reopening Belford Railway Station a better option than A1 Dualling in Northumberland?
Dual the A1 for £500m+? A recent article from the Northumberland Gazette has stated that Cllr Guy Renner-Thompson, of the Bamburgh Ward in Northumberland is calling for the Development Consent Order (DCO) for dualling the A1 further between Morpeth and Ellingham to be retained by Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander, MP. Dualling willContinue reading “Reopening Belford Railway Station a better option than A1 Dualling in Northumberland?”
Railtour in Retrospect: 1Z84 Dunbarton to Newcastle 25.8.25
‘The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and Waverley Weekender‘, a railtour organised by UK Railtours, and operated by the West Coast Railway Company had a section the return leg of the trip from Dunbarton, Scotland to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England due to travel over the proposed Northumberland Coast Loop route today (Monday 25th August 2025). The original plan…Continue reading “Railtour in Retrospect: 1Z84 Dunbarton to Newcastle 25.8.25”
RAILTOUR REMINDER
A quick reminder of the railtour over the Northumberland Line is around noon tomorrow (12:00 Monday 25th August 2025), operated by West Coast Railways, and will take the proposed southbound Northumberland Coast Loop route (Edinburgh to Newcastle Upon Tyne via Bedlington). Will be great to see photos/videos of this service if you can get outContinue reading “RAILTOUR REMINDER”
Lunchtime Railtour (1Z84) over the Northumberland Coast Loop route via Bedlington on 25.8.25
A railtour running via the proposed southbound Northumberland Coast Loop route (from Berwick Upon Tweed , through Pegswood and Bedlington, then to Newcastle Central) has just had timings released on Realtime Trains, please click the link below for further information: Link to 1Z84 Dunbarton to Newcastle, 25.8.25 on Realtime Trains This is a railtour operatingContinue reading “Lunchtime Railtour (1Z84) over the Northumberland Coast Loop route via Bedlington on 25.8.25”
Travelling to a Thousand Signatures!
As of Tuesday 19th August 2025, the Northumberland Coast Loop petition to ‘Start a Newcastle – Edinburgh Rail Service via Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park‘ has just reached 903 signatures, meaning the major landmark of one thousand is coming very close! Thank you to all who have signed the petition so far, and a specialContinue reading “Travelling to a Thousand Signatures!”
Nearing 900 Signatures on the N.C.L. Petition & Railtour via Bedlington News
As of late Sunday 17th August 2025, the petition to ‘Start a Newcastle – Edinburgh Rail Service via Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park‘ stands at a fantastic 898 signatures so far. This shows the continued and increasing support for the route to become established, which hopefully will come soon after the completion of stations inContinue reading “Nearing 900 Signatures on the N.C.L. Petition & Railtour via Bedlington News”
Northumberland Line reaches 500,000 passengers!
A recent announcement from Northumberland County Council puts the passenger use of the Northumberland Line at 500,000 since opening in December 2024. This is fantastic news for the reopening scheme, which has achieved this half million passenger figure despite still only having three of the six planned stations open as of today, with Ashington, Newsham,Continue reading “Northumberland Line reaches 500,000 passengers!”
Opening the Northumberland Coast Loop rail route compared to dualling the A1 and A19 roundabout rebuilds
A recent article from The Chronicle ‘Upgrades to two notorious A19 roundabouts would cost up to £775m’ has shed some light on the vast costs of upgrading the Seaton Burn junction of the A1 and A19, alongside the A19 and A189 interchange at Moor Farm, with Option A (fully grade separated junctions) coming at aContinue reading “Opening the Northumberland Coast Loop rail route compared to dualling the A1 and A19 roundabout rebuilds”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 