In the last few hours, Gareth Dennis has uploaded a short segment of his interesting Railnatter 322 about the ECML between Newcastle and Edinburgh, if you’d like to view the full episode, drop back to our previous blog post covering it here. The short segment from Newcastle Central Station to Cramlington can be viewed below.Continue reading “Railnatter 322: Newcastle Central to Cramlington, and NO to 1500v DC to Ashington?”
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ECML: Newcastle to Edinburgh on Railnatter No. 322
Coming on Wednesday 23rd September 2026 at 8pm is Episode 322 of the Railnatter series by rail engineer and author Gareth Dennis, and the topic of the night is the East Coast Main Line (ECML) between Newcastle and Edinburgh; with the episode title of ‘Why This Beautiful Mainline Is A Mess’ Please click on theContinue reading “ECML: Newcastle to Edinburgh on Railnatter No. 322”
Railnatter No. 319: The Tyne and Wear Metro, inc Washington extension and Metro to Morpeth?
On Wednesday 2nd September 2026, episode 319 of the long-running Railnatter series by rail engineer Gareth Dennis aired on YouTube (also available where you get your podcasts). As ever, it was a very interesting episode, covering a brief history of the system from its origins as the Tyneside electrics running on third rail (a liveContinue reading “Railnatter No. 319: The Tyne and Wear Metro, inc Washington extension and Metro to Morpeth?”
Why the railways are SO complicated!
An excellent episode on Railnatter last night on the complexity of the UK rail network in England, Wales, and Scotland. Important to note is that a lot of this complexity is inherent to the system, but as inferred to in the video there may be some scope to simplify some parts by reducing the overallContinue reading “Why the railways are SO complicated!”
Million journeys milestone rapidly approaching, and a Green Signals podcast debate on extra carriages: 10th January 2026.
Northumberland Line nearing a million journeys A recent post from Northern, the DfT operator who runs trains on the Northumberland Line, has announced a competition (https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/offers/competitions) for those using the Northumberland Line to enter, presumably ahead of the millionth passenger travelling on the route. This is a fantastic success for the line, with the predictionsContinue reading “Million journeys milestone rapidly approaching, and a Green Signals podcast debate on extra carriages: 10th January 2026.”
Green Signals Podcast on the Northumberland Line
This week, Nigel and Richard have made a visit to the Northumberland Line, running from Ashington to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Please view their Part 1 video here: https://youtu.be/Fo1o7dIhW3c?si=PTTSGcd8f6ttL4uh A follow up video is due soon, which I’ll post here as a Part 2 once it is uploaded. Good to see the interviews within and it’ll be interestingContinue reading “Green Signals Podcast on the Northumberland Line”
Green Signals Podcast on the North Blyth – Fort William Alumina; can we see a North Blyth to the Border or Beyond Video?
In Episode 48 of the excellent Green Signals podcast, presenter Richard Bowker takes a trip with GBRf CEO John Smith on the North Blyth to Fort William alumina train (the ‘Alcan tanks’), starting at c.17:00 minutes into the above video, it showcases the route from Springburn, near Glasgow to Spean Bridge, near Fort William in Scotland,Continue reading “Green Signals Podcast on the North Blyth – Fort William Alumina; can we see a North Blyth to the Border or Beyond Video?”
