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Ancient remains found at new rail line site
Above - Archaeologists at work Evidence of life in the county dating back thousands of years has been uncovered at the site of a new...
Jun 28, 2022
Council welcomes Government approval for Northumberland Line milestone
The latest major milestone on the Northumberland Line has been reached after the Government approved a key part of the authorisation...
Jun 26, 2022
Backtrack competition
Backtrack are running a competition which aims to reduce the amount of trespass on the UKs railways. This award-winning competition is...
May 27, 2022
Apprenticeships
Four fantastic new apprenticeships available with Morgan Sindall, the Northumberland Line stations contractor. Morgan Sindall describe...
May 19, 2022
Consultation event - Ashington
We were thrilled to be able to host a drop in event for Hospital level crossing at the YMCA in Ashington today. It was great to meet...
May 17, 2022
Apprentice shout out
Great apprenticeship opportunities available at NEXUS. NEXUS are looking for nine apprentices for positions across the organisation. The...
May 10, 2022
Rail & road school safety
Network Rail, Northern Trains Limited, NEXUS, British Transport Police and Morgan Sindall have joined forces to deliver this critical...
Apr 24, 2022
Re-use re-love
As part of their commitment to the Northumberland Line, you will see Morgan Sindall Infrastructure working in and with the community to...
Apr 20, 2022
Consultation launched on Ashington level crossing closure options
A public consultation is getting underway on options for the closure of a level crossing on the Northumberland Line rail route. Once...
Apr 19, 2022
The Dales station unveiling!
Last year the Dales School in Blyth received a pacer train from Network Rail. They haven’t missed a beat since, having inspired TEXACO...
Mar 29, 2022
Raising aspirations
With all the great development going on in Northumberland, there are new opportunities on the horizon, for Morgan Sindall helping to...
Mar 25, 2022
History and heritage
To promote local ownership of the new rail line and re-uniting people with the history of the line, Morgan Sindall have supported local...
Mar 25, 2022
All Northumberland Line stations now approved
The final new station for the Northumberland Line rail scheme has been given the go-ahead. Planners have given the green light for...
Mar 2, 2022
On site at sunset
When the team were undertaking ground investigation works they captured the following images from site.
Feb 25, 2022
Northumberland Line on Great Coastal Railway Journeys
The Northumberland Line got some fantastic national TV coverage when it was featured in Great Coastal Railway Journeys with Michael...
Feb 16, 2022
Siemens join the team
Siemens join the Northumberland Line team. The contract awarded to Siemens Mobility covers signalling and control infrastructure,...
Feb 14, 2022
Current job opportunities
We are pleased to share another exciting job for the Northumberland Line project. Please click on the links below for details about each...
Feb 7, 2022
Public inquiry held into rail plans
As 2021 drew to a close a public inquiry was held for a Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO), which is needed for authorising all new...
Jan 10, 2022
Bebside station gets the green light
The latest new station for the Northumberland Line rail scheme has been given the go-ahead. Planners have given the green light for...
Jan 6, 2022
Croftway Christmas
When AECOM were undertaking work within the local area, they visited Croftway Academy in Blyth, Rebecca who works as a Geo-Environmental...
Dec 6, 2021
Off Peak Roadworks on Rotary Road
From Monday 24th November, there will be some off peak roadworks and pedestrian walkway closures on Rotary Road, close to the Northumberland Park station construction site. The works will take place between 9.30am and 3.30pm on weekdays only and are expected to be complete by 12th December. There will be a southbound lane and pedestrian footway closure during the works (shown in blue on the picture).
19 hours ago
EV Charging at Northumberland Line Stations
Electric car charging is now available at Ashington, Blyth Bebside, Newsham and Seaton Delaval stations on the Northumberland Line. There are instructions on each of the chargers, along with a QR code to buy charging time. The chargers are 7.4KW and cost £0.57 per KWh and you can either choose to charge until your car is full or select by the KWh for your charge. Parking is free for EV cars on charge at Northumberland Line stations.
4 days ago
Virtual careers room launches for Northumberland SEND Schools
A specialised virtual careers room for the County Council’s schools has been launched to support Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) pupils. Developed by AECOM, the virtual careers room is a digital space in which users can interact with information in a variety of different formats and is accessible on mobile phones, tablets, computers and other devices. The project is part of the social value activities AECOM is investing in to uplift local communities along
Nov 11
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