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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

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 Closure of Plessey Road Level Crossing (23rd November)

We will be undertaking works to complete the upgrade of the level crossing on Plessey Road, ahead of the reopening of the line to...

Oct 24, 2024

Overnight Closures on A1061 South Newsham Road in Blyth (3rd to 8th November)

In order to install traffic management required to carry out works to the West Roundabout safely, a full overnight road closure is...

Oct 24, 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

Road Construction Works at Newsham

We will be undertaking the final phases of work to finish construction on the station and the new roundabouts on the west and east side...

Oct 15, 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

Days Out By Train

As we get closer to launching the passenger service on the Northumberland Line, it's time to look at where else you could travel to. As...

Oct 1, 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

Newsletter for August 2024

Here's the latest news on the construction of the Northumberland Line from August 2024.

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

Information Event for Bedlington

Our next station (& last for now) on the Northumberland Line to open will be Bedlington on Sunday 29th March 2026. Ahead of the reintroduction of the passenger service at this station, you're invited you to join us on Monday 23rd March 2026 at East Bedlington Community Centre, 16-17 Station Road, Bedlington from 5.30pm to 7.30pm for an information event. The event will be a drop in, so call in any time between 5.30pm and 7.30pm to ask questions about the station and the new r

5 days ago

New Bus Service to Blyth Bebside

From Monday 23rd March, Arriva will provide a new peak time bus link to serve the Northumberland Line station at Blyth Bebside. The new route 3 will run from Blyth Bus Station to Blyth Bebside station via Newsham Road, Isabella, Cowpen Shops, Briardale Road, Blyth Community College, Bebside Middle School and Bebside Interchange. Buses will run on weekdays with 3 journeys in the morning peak to connect with trains to Newcastle and 3 journeys in the afternoon peak that connect

6 days ago

February Newsletter

We've had another very busy few weeks on the Northumberland Line with the announcements on the station opening dates at Northumberland Park & Bedlington, celebrating 1 million passenger journeys and the opening of Northumberland Park this week. Want to catch up on the latest news - here's our February newsletter.

Feb 25