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”
Category Archives: Port of Blyth
S&D 200th, and Three Northumberland Line Expansions for Less Than Two Roundabouts?
Today is Saturday 27th September 2025, and 200 years ago marked the official opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, an important moment in railway history, and one that is good to reflect on both the railways of the past, but it is also ESSENTIAL to look towards the railways of the future. Bedlington wasContinue reading “S&D 200th, and Three Northumberland Line Expansions for Less Than Two Roundabouts?”
Big Tech in Northumberland and Railway Rethink?
The ‘Big Tech’ influence on our lives can be quite an interesting one, and an article by Dan Jackson was a good example of what can be ‘pushed’ onto your screen when you happen to awake early on a Sunday morning! Whlist reading Dan Jackson’s ‘Can Big Tech save Northumberland? Don’t expect a second coal boom‘,Continue reading “Big Tech in Northumberland and Railway Rethink?”
Fifty Million Miles and more from Blyth to Fort William, a Fond Farewell to the Faithful Four-Wheeled PCA’s
For 37 years (1988-2025) the humble four wheeled PCA waggons have taken alumina (a powder created from Bauxite ore) from the Port of Blyth terminal to the smelter in Fort William, Scotland (and also whilst open, the smelter at Lynemouth). Somewhat famously, these waggons were for a short time hauled by Deltic 55022 ‘Royal ScotsContinue reading “Fifty Million Miles and more from Blyth to Fort William, a Fond Farewell to the Faithful Four-Wheeled PCA’s”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 