This week has been a rail-filled one with family and friends, with the first a trip to York on Tuesday 25th, and a second a trip to Edinburgh on Friday 28th. Both trips started at my local station, Alnmouth (for Alnwick), accessed by using the car as travelling with my young family. Parking on bothContinue reading “February Fun All Done: Two Days out by Rail from Alnmouth”
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Leading Universities Moving Into Blyth & East Linton Station Success: A Case Study for Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park on the N.C.L.
A recent article in The Chronicle is talking about both Newcastle and Durham Universities moving into the new Energy Central Institute, being built on the site of the former Keel Row shopping centre, and offering courses for students upto PHD level, and ‘provide life-long learning for Blyth residents and those from further afield‘ It’s yet anotherContinue reading “Leading Universities Moving Into Blyth & East Linton Station Success: A Case Study for Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park on the N.C.L.”
Phenomenal First Month of 2025
As January 2025 draws towards it’s end in a few hours, it has been an amazing month of progress! The last post before this one, Edinburgh by direct train from Blyth Bebside and Northumberland Park? Has almost gone viral, as can be seen above having over 3000 views over the course of two days, withContinue reading “Phenomenal First Month of 2025”
Happy New Year 2025 from the Northumberland Coast Loop!
As we usher in the 25th year of the 21st Century (scary how fast that has come from those of us who remember the nervousness changing to Y2K from 31/12/1999!), I’d like to wish all of all of our supporters, followers and readers a very Happy New Year for 2025! Railtours over the N.C.L. ComingContinue reading “Happy New Year 2025 from the Northumberland Coast Loop!”
Almost One Million Rail Passengers Using Railway Stations Between Pegswood and Berwick Upon Tweed in 2023/24
This Northumberland Gazette article ‘The most and least used train stations in Northumberland as new rail passenger numbers revealed‘ details the most and least used stations in Northumberland as a whole, from Acklington at 17th place, to Berwick Upon Tweed at the top. This is based on figures from April to March each year, soContinue reading “Almost One Million Rail Passengers Using Railway Stations Between Pegswood and Berwick Upon Tweed in 2023/24”
Northumberland Line Preview Video by Northumbria Rail
In the last few days, Northern has been offering a handful of preview trips over the Northumberland Line prior to opening, with Northumbria Rail recording a trip made on 20/11/2024 and uploaded to YouTube. This video shows progress on the line and stations up to that date, with latest news being an announcement in nextContinue reading “Northumberland Line Preview Video by Northumbria Rail”
Northumberland Line, Quiet Stations On ECML and N.C.L. Fix For The Future?
23.11.24 Northumberland Line Opening Date At time of writing, the Northumberland Line is due to partially open at some point in December 2024. There has not been an officially announced date as of yet, with announcement from Northumberland County Council saying this will come in the next few days, whilst Northern has updated their websiteContinue reading “Northumberland Line, Quiet Stations On ECML and N.C.L. Fix For The Future?”
Implement the Northumberland Coast Loop to help achieve Northumberland’s Carbon Neutral by 2030 target?
The Northumberland Climate Change November Update email dropped into my inbox yesterday (8th November 2024), The big green button takes you to the NCC Climate Change page, where you can view the above document. For rail, little is mentioned beyond the Northumberland Line scheme, but it is interesting to note that approximately 50% of theContinue reading “Implement the Northumberland Coast Loop to help achieve Northumberland’s Carbon Neutral by 2030 target?”
Transport Action Network calls for cancellation of the £15bn RIS2 Road Building Programme that includes the A1 in Northumberland.
This recent article in the New Civil Engineer cites a campaign by Transport Action Network for the cancellation of the RIS2 road-building programme, which would include the dualling of the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham. In the document, the revised benefit/cost ratio (BCR) for the A1 scheme comes back at just 0.8, meaning for eachContinue reading “Transport Action Network calls for cancellation of the £15bn RIS2 Road Building Programme that includes the A1 in Northumberland.”
Extremely disappointing to see dualling of the A1 on the agenda again in Northumberland – but we propose an alternative!
A recent article in the Northumberland Gazette announced the welcome idea of new Tyne ferry services but also suggests that once again, the dualling of the A1 to the Scottish Border is proposed. Dualling the A1 to the Scottish Border was previously put forward in a failed petition back in 2011/12 which only gained 624Continue reading “Extremely disappointing to see dualling of the A1 on the agenda again in Northumberland – but we propose an alternative!”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 