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Plessey Road in Blyth Level Crossing Upgrade Works
We will be installing and testing the new level crossing equipment at Plessey Road Level Crossing from 10pm on Friday 19 April to 10pm on...
Apr 12, 2024


Park Terrace in Bedlington - Footway Closure
We will shortly be expanding the station construction work site and altering the location of the site boundary fence along the west side...
Apr 12, 2024


Signals are good for return of passenger trains
The return of passenger rail services on the Northumberland Line has moved another step closer following the completion of major...
Apr 11, 2024


West Roundabout at Newsham opening from 13th April
There will be two-way traffic lights in place from 7pm on Friday 12 April until 6am on Saturday 13 April on the A1061, to the west of the...
Apr 10, 2024


New Equipment at Bedlington North Foot Crossing
Bedlington North foot crossing, between Barrington Road and Blenheim Drive estate, has seen some significant changes as part of the...
Apr 8, 2024


Track & Signalling Works Progressing Well At Bedlington
Our teams have been out and about capturing the progress of the track and signalling works that are taking place at Bedlington until...
Apr 2, 2024


Overnight Level Crossing Closures at Newsham
The level crossing at Newsham will have some overnight closures so that the railway tracks south of Newsham can be upgraded, between...
Mar 28, 2024


March Newsletter
Our March newsletter is out now and there's a lot of work going on as we get ready for passenger services to start this Summer. Click on...
Mar 28, 2024


Level Crossing Closures at Blyth Bebside
We will be installing and testing new level crossing equipment at Bebside Level Crossing from 10pm on Sunday 7 April to 6am on Tuesday 16...
Mar 26, 2024


Update on Level Crossing Closures & Engineering Work in Bedlington
We will be working in the area 24 hours a day on the following dates and times. ·       From 10.00pm on Thursday 28 March to 12.30 on...
Mar 25, 2024


Changes to Roadworks on South Newsham Road from 25th March
This phase involves transitioning both east and west bound traffic onto the new east roundabout, which will be partially open to traffic...
Mar 21, 2024


Integrated Fares for Metro & Northumberland Line
The Northumberland Line Fares will have two options as we'll have integrated fares with Metro via their Pop Cards and customers will also...
Mar 20, 2024


Community Rail Partnership Open Event - 26th March
We'll be holding an open event for anyone who'd like to know more about being part of a Community Rail Partnership for the Northumberland...
Mar 19, 2024


Get On The Right Track
Are you looking for a local training opportunity to work in the rail industry ? Here's a great (& free) course starting in April.
Mar 19, 2024


Ashington Green Lane Level Crossing Closure (29th March to 5th April)
We will be installing and testing the new level crossing equipment at Green Lane Level Crossing from 10pm on Friday 29 March until 6am on...
Mar 18, 2024


Seghill Level Crossing Closure
Track renewal works will be taking place at Seghill level crossing from 9.30pm on Saturday 23rd March until 5.30am on Monday 25th March....
Mar 18, 2024


Closure of Chase Meadows Foot Crossing
The pedestrian foot crossing at Chase Meadows will close from Thursday 4th April. It has always been the intention to install a new...
Mar 14, 2024


Weekend Engineering Works (16th to 18th March) at Marcheys House Cancelled
The planned engineering works from 9.30pm on the 16th March to 5.30am on the 18th March have now been cancelled.
Mar 14, 2024


Rail Fares for Northumberland Line announced
Travel on the new Northumberland Line will start from as little as £1 – it has been confirmed. A key priority for the new passenger rail...
Mar 8, 2024


Celebrating International Women's Day
We're celebrating International Women's Day on the Northumberland Line. Morgan Sindall Infrastructure: Rail recently hosted the second...
Mar 8, 2024


Revised Timetable from Sunday 18th May
A revised train timetable will start from Sunday 18th May and run until Saturday 13th December 2025. There are no major changes to the...
5 days ago


Roadworks at Newsham to complete early
We posted back on the 14th April 2025 about roadworks on the west side of the station at Newsham. The works were due to be completed on...
Apr 30


April Newsletter
Now that we've got 3 stations up and running on the Northumberland Line, we've changed the frequency of our newsletter. Here's the latest...
Apr 30
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