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Northumberland Line opening on track for December
The Northumberland Line remains firmly on track to open to passengers before Christmas 2024 – with the opening date set to be announced...
Nov 25, 2024


Bedlington Construction Works Update
We shared in a post on the 11th October with some dates on construction works and that the works have to take place when trains are not...
Nov 15, 2024


Northumberland Line services will make ‘massive difference’ to locals, say conductors training to work on the line
Conductors preparing for the opening of the Northumberland Line are confident services will “make a massive difference” to people in the...
Nov 11, 2024


Not quite the end of the line for old railway assets
Historic railway equipment destined for the scrap yard has been saved by three groups of enthusiasts in Northumberland. As part of the...
Nov 8, 2024


Great Work in October
As well as building six new stations and restoring passenger services to the Northumberland Line, the project is also doing some great...
Nov 1, 2024


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


Overnight Level Crossing Closures in Bedlington (North & South)
Bedlington North Level Crossing We will be undertaking works to complete the upgrade of the Bedlington North level crossing on Barrington...
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


Overnight Works at Bedlington
We have an update about upcoming midweek and weekend overnight working on the construction of the new station at Bedlington. The current...
Oct 11, 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


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


Weekend & Overnight Works at Bedlington
The next phase of works for the platform on Park Terrace/Ravensworth Street side of the station will commence from Friday 20 September at...
Sep 13, 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


Newsletter for August 2024
Here's the latest news on the construction of the Northumberland Line from August 2024.
Aug 29, 2024


Overnight Highway Works in Bedlington
There will be highway surveys on Clayton Street, Station Road, Palace Road and Ravensworth Street from Monday 2 September to Friday 6...
Aug 29, 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 Track Works in Bedlington
Network Rail will be undertaking track renewal works in your area using a machine called a Tamper, which is used to make sure the track...
Aug 15, 2024


Bedlington Drop In Update
After our recent presentation in Bedlington, we thought we'd share some of the questions and answers that came during the event as well...
Aug 13, 2024


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...
3 days ago


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...
3 days ago


Milestone reached as 250,000th passenger journey made on Northumberland Line
Passengers who have made more than 250,000 journeys on Northumberland Line services are being reminded they can beat the queues for...
Apr 25
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