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October Newsletter
Here's our newsletter for October and we've got a lot to share as we get closer to passenger services starting on the Northumberland Line.
Oct 30, 2024


Roadworks on Bebside Front Street
Currently, Northern Power Grid (NPG) have temporary traffic management in place on Front Street to carry out their works. We understand...
Oct 29, 2024


Overnight Level Crossing Closures at Blyth Bebside (2nd, 3rd & 4th November)
We will be undertaking works to complete the upgrade of the level crossing on Front Street, in the area shown below, ahead of the...
Oct 24, 2024


Thousands of school children taught how to stay safe on the new Northumberland Line
Thousands of school children have been taught how to stay safe on the new Northumberland Line. The line will reopen to passengers – for...
Oct 17, 2024


Signalling History Shared
Ahead of the Northumberland Line resignalling project commencing earlier this year, a team from the Friends of the National Railway...
Oct 3, 2024


Chase Meadows Foot Crossing Closure Extended
The temporary closure of the foot crossing at Chase Meadows has been extended until 3rd October 2025. We are currently exploring options...
Sep 30, 2024


Newsletter for September 2024
Here's the latest news on the construction of the Northumberland Line from September 2024.
Sep 27, 2024


Northern drivers preparing to operate passenger services on new Northumberland Line ahead of opening
A local man has become the first train driver to complete the training programme on the new Northumberland Line. Brian Terry, from Walker...
Sep 20, 2024


Save money on rail travel with Railcard discounts
As we get closer to the return of passenger services on the Northumberland Line, we've had a lot of questions on the price of tickets and...
Sep 17, 2024


Overnight Closures on A189 Spine Road at Blyth Bebside extended
The A189 between the Three Horseshoes and Kitty Brewster roundabouts will be closed between 8pm and 6am every night between Monday 2...
Sep 11, 2024


Safety advice released with Northumberland Line at its busiest in 60 years
People living near the Northumberland Line are being warned to take extra care with more trains now running on the major upgraded route....
Sep 4, 2024


Progress at Blyth Bebside
There's been some progress at Blyth Bebside station as works have been recently completed to install lift shafts and a new footbridge...
Sep 2, 2024


Pop to it........
As we get closer to passenger trains returning to the Northumberland Line, let's talk about Pop. Customers will have a choice when it...
Aug 23, 2024


Overnight Works at Blyth Bebside Level Crossing
Network Rail will be completing the testing of essential safety equipment that has been installed at Bebside Level Crossing (see image...
Aug 14, 2024


Northern train completes first journey along Northumberland Line ahead of opening later this year
Northern has completed the first test run along the full length of the new Northumberland Line, as the operator prepares to run services...
Aug 7, 2024


Blyth Bebside Pedestrian/Cycle Bridge Installed
Sunday 4th August was another milestone day on the Northumberland Line project, with the installation of a new footbridge for pedestrians...
Aug 6, 2024


Major milestones reached as rail scheme reaches final stages
A raft of major milestones have been reached on the Northumberland Line this week, meaning the service will be up and running later this...
Aug 2, 2024


Northern Announce Rail Fares for Northumberland Line
When passenger services return to the Northumberland Line later this summer, there's going to be some great value fares on the line, with...
Jul 8, 2024


Level Crossing Upgrade Works at Bebside
We will be completing the installation and testing of essential safety equipment at Bebside Level Crossing (see Image below for location)...
Jul 4, 2024


Weekend Works at Kitty Brewster Roundabout (from 22nd June 2024)
We are continuing preparation works to install a foot and cycle bridge across the A189 to access to the new Station at Bebside. We will...
Jun 14, 2024


New Northumberland Line Timetable from Sunday 14th December
The timetable for trains on the Northumberland Line will change from Sunday 14th December 2025. The new timetable will see trains on Mondays to Saturdays generally run around 7 minutes later than they do now in each direction. On Sundays, the trains will generally run around 2 minutes later than they do currently. We'll also see a new later train from Newcastle to Ashington at 23.21 on Mondays to Saturdays which will improve night out opportunities along the line, with this
Nov 28


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).
Nov 20


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.
Nov 17
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