As of today, the last day in November 2025, the campaigns have made significant progress so far, which are outlined briefly below. Northumberland Coast Loop Rail Service The current campaign is centred around forming a new Newcastle to Edinburgh InterCity service via Blyth, Northumberland since the petition was launched on the 13th February 2025, toContinue reading “Northumberland Coast Loop rail and bus campaigns: November 2025 update”
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Thundering beyond a thousand!
The Northumberland Coast Loop petition reached the milestone of 1000 signatures earlier tonight (approx 18:00 when I briefly looked while at Disney on Ice at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle), but by 21:50 when I arrived home it had thundered on to a thousand and six! Thank you to everyone who has signed the petitionContinue reading “Thundering beyond a thousand! “
It just takes two…
Amazing progress on our Northumberland Coast Loop petition today, with just two signatures to go until it reaches 1000 signatures in total! If you’d like to join the other 998 people who’ve signed it so far, please click this link and follow the instructions! Thank you to all who’ve signed so far and hopefully we’llContinue reading “It just takes two…”
Just eight signatures required to reach the next landmark on N.C.L. Petition
Our petition for the Northumberland Coast Loop, a new rail route between Newcastle and Edinburgh via North Tyneside and Blyth, Northumberland now stands at 992 signatures as of 7:30 on 22nd November 2025. If you’d like to help it reach 1000, please sign it here: https://c.org/wbhpn9ffpJ Massive thanks to all who’ve signed it already, asContinue reading “Just eight signatures required to reach the next landmark on N.C.L. Petition”
Blyth Bebside at 12,000 passengers already, Northumberland Line tops 800,000 trips, Newbiggin extension plans, and thoughts on Moor Farm roundabout
The past week has had a number of significant news announcements, and with a number of links between them, it is perhaps the right time to address them together. Blyth Bebside station is blossoming; and is boosting overall numbers for the Northumberland Line towards a million passengers! There has been more great news on theContinue reading “Blyth Bebside at 12,000 passengers already, Northumberland Line tops 800,000 trips, Newbiggin extension plans, and thoughts on Moor Farm roundabout”
Only eleven signatures to go!
Our petition for the Northumberland Coast Loop now stands at a phenomenal 989 signatures since it was launched on the 13th February 2025, can you help it reach 1000? Thank you to all who have signed and supported it so far, and please keep sharing via Facebook, WhatsApp or any other means with your friendsContinue reading “Only eleven signatures to go!”
Northumberland Coast Loop petition progress: 12.11.25
Our Change.org petition for the Newcastle to Edinburgh rail service via Northumberland Coast Loop (calling at Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park) is steadily building again; with only 17 signatures left to go now until we reach the next target of 1000. Thank you very much to everyone who has signed so far, and please shareContinue reading “Northumberland Coast Loop petition progress: 12.11.25”
Nearly 16,000 N.C.L. website visits by Halloween 2025, and Petition nearing its next target!
Terrific web traffic The traffic volume to the Northumberland Coast Loop website this year has been phenomenal, with very nearly 16,000 visitors over the course of the year, and who have viewed the site/blog posts over 18,000 times. These figures are ‘at time of writing’, so they can only keep climbing higher as time goesContinue reading “Nearly 16,000 N.C.L. website visits by Halloween 2025, and Petition nearing its next target!”
‘Flying Scotsman’ needs a parallel ‘Stopping Scotsman’? Cross party collaboration for better Berwick rail services and call to invest in the ECML.
Collaborative calls for a ‘Stopping Scotsman’ service at Berwick, and elsewhere in the Scottish Borders area. A Facebook post by John Lamont MP and David Smith MP has highlighted the ongoing collaboration between the neighbouring MP’s either side of the Scottish Border on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) to see the services to Berwick-Upon-TweedContinue reading “‘Flying Scotsman’ needs a parallel ‘Stopping Scotsman’? Cross party collaboration for better Berwick rail services and call to invest in the ECML.”
Extra carriages on some Northumberland Line trains from October 2025, but N.C.L. option still open?
With the fourth station on the line at Blyth Bebside due to open tomorrow (19th October 2025), and already around 700,000 passengers having travelled on the Northumberland Line since it opened less than a year ago (15th December 2024), there have been many of the two carriage trains becoming overwhelmed by the volume of passengersContinue reading “Extra carriages on some Northumberland Line trains from October 2025, but N.C.L. option still open?”
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