Category Archives: Northumberland Line

The N.C.L. an option to alleviate Northumberland Line overloading?

It is great to see that the first 100 days of the Northumberland Line (Sunday 15th December 2024 to Monday 24th March 2025), the recently reopened route is an undoubted success.  On the flip side of this, some trains are proving so popular that at peak times there are not enough trains to satisfy demand;Continue reading “The N.C.L. an option to alleviate Northumberland Line overloading?”

Fantastic Figures for the Northumberland Line; over 1400 passengers per day!

With the opening of Newsham, another update on passenger figures has been released, with over 135,000 passengers recorded since the opening of the route on the 15th December 2024. 1,467 passengers per day on average Taking the 135,000 passengers since opening figure, and by simple division of the 92 days since opening (excluding today theContinue reading “Fantastic Figures for the Northumberland Line; over 1400 passengers per day!”

Should ‘Big Dan Burn’ get a Northern train named after him?

The Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday 16th March 2025 marked the end of the ‘Newcastle United Trophy Drought’, with the first domestic football victory in 70 years for the club, with the last being in 1955. One of the stars of the match being the Blyth lad Daniel Burn, affectionately known as ‘BigContinue reading “Should ‘Big Dan Burn’ get a Northern train named after him?”

Timeline of the Northumberland Coast Loop Rail Campaign

Below is a quick summary of the Northumberland Coast Loop Rail Campaign Lifetime near the Line I have spent all 34 years of my life living in Northumberland, and always within a few miles of the proposed rail route; it is a place I know very well and love deeply. The railways of this areaContinue reading “Timeline of the Northumberland Coast Loop Rail Campaign”

Response to David Smith MP, North Northumberland on A1 Junction Improvements, BUT is improving and upgrading ECML the real solution?

As a Northumberland resident and a frequent user personally of the A1, it was very welcome to see David Smith, MP for North Northumberland meeting with officials from National Highways to show them several problematic junctions along this stretch of road between Morpeth and Berwick. For those unfamiliar with it, it is a mixed routeContinue reading “Response to David Smith MP, North Northumberland on A1 Junction Improvements, BUT is improving and upgrading ECML the real solution?”

Newsham Station Opening News

News has broken today that Newsham Station on the Northumberland Line is now due to open on Monday 17th March 2025. This third station opening marks continued progress of the Northumberland Line project and a ‘halfway mark’ with three completed stations and three remaining to be opened up (Bedlington, Blyth Bebside, and Northumberland Park). AsContinue reading “Newsham Station Opening News”

110,000+ Passengers since Opening, Newsham Station Opening Soon and Blackstone Funding for Extensions; Lot’s of Northumberland Line News!

The last few days marks a few important pieces of news from the Northumberland Line project, with an expansion of the line to Newbiggin By The Sea proposed yesterday, and opening of Newsham Station in March announced today; each piece has important relevance to the Northumberland  Coast Loop campaign, and will be outlined separately below.Continue reading “110,000+ Passengers since Opening, Newsham Station Opening Soon and Blackstone Funding for Extensions; Lot’s of Northumberland Line News!”

The Seven Counties Rambler: Timetable Released

A quick check of realtimetrains.com has revealed the timings of the SRPS Railtour ‘The Seven Counties Rambler’, due over the Northumberland Line/Hepscott Line as working 1Z34, the 17:38 Carlisle to Linlithgow. This will be hauled, as far as is known so far by a pair of Class 37 locomotives, one of which is due toContinue reading “The Seven Counties Rambler: Timetable Released”

Northumberland Line: 50k Journeys In The First Month  and more N.C.L. News!

Northumberland Line: 50,000 journeys already! A recent post from Northumberland County Council (see screenshot below) shows that the Northumberland Line is off to a very strong start, with 50,000 journeys being made in the first month since opening. This has also been published on Rail Advent. This is despite the line opening with just twoContinue reading “Northumberland Line: 50k Journeys In The First Month  and more N.C.L. News!”