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Northumberland Coast Loop YouTube Channel

The YouTube channel is now up and running, and will steadily see additional videos added in the coming weeks, please take a look and subscribe to see latest info. The first video is 66740 on the ‘Alcan’ tanks leaving Morpeth North Curve, headed for Fort William, with this freight service using the N.C.L. route betweenContinue reading “Northumberland Coast Loop YouTube Channel”

Hinting at the Northumberland Coast Loop back in 1992: ‘The Alternative East Coast’

This video (Railways Of The North-East in Retrospect 1961 to 1968), at  20min 35seconds in starts with a section ‘The Alternative East Coast’ The narration of the video tells us that this was a diverted Edinburgh to Kings Cross service, hauled by 43109 due to the mainline being blocked near Morpeth (due to an accidentContinue reading “Hinting at the Northumberland Coast Loop back in 1992: ‘The Alternative East Coast’”

Top 10 Nations viewing the Northumberland Coast Loop website

A little side interest as the campaign for the Northumberland Coast Loop continues is the website statistics, provided by WordPress, which can show a breakdown by nation. Unsurprisingly as a UK campaign this shows at the top, with the vast majority of all visits, but the following nine nations were a little more unexpected! InContinue reading “Top 10 Nations viewing the Northumberland Coast Loop website”

Cab Ride along the Northumberland Coast Loop (‘UP’ Line (Southbound))

This view below from YouTube (AWL 57) is an older cab-ride video (c.2018) from Morpeth North Junction to Benton Junction. Northumberland Coast Loop – Morpeth North Junction to Benton Junction c.2018) Starting at Morpeth North Junction (just south of Bothal Viaduct on the East Coast Mainline) the train is taking the direct route as ifContinue reading “Cab Ride along the Northumberland Coast Loop (‘UP’ Line (Southbound))”

Bedlington Station: The Three Potential Services Explained

Following some confusion on Social Media of what services will go where, this short explainer will hopefully help. Northumberland Line The first service to start (Summer 2024) will be the Northumberland Line (Ashington to Newcastle via Bedlington, Blyth Bebside, Newsham, Seaton Delaval, and Northumberland Park), which will stop at Bedlington once that station is openedContinue reading “Bedlington Station: The Three Potential Services Explained”

N.C.L. Response to Draft December 2024 ECML Timetable

The recent Northumberland Gazette article ‘Rail group voices concerns over impact of potential cuts to services and investment on Northumberland‘ of 8th January 2024 has once again shone a spotlight on the issues of local services on the East Coast Main Line through Northumberland. The ‘through vs stopping‘ problem The intention of LNER & NetworkContinue reading “N.C.L. Response to Draft December 2024 ECML Timetable”