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Overnight Closure on A189 Spine Road - Thursday 4th Sept 2025
There will be another overnight road closure on the A189 Spine Road between the Bebside and Three Horse Shoes roundabouts starting from...
Aug 31, 2025


August 2025 Newsletter
There's still a lot of work happening on the Northumberland Line as we get closer to welcoming our final 3 stations, plus we've got 3...
Aug 29, 2025


Bedlington - Barrington Road Closure
Following on from previous recent posts, we've been informed by the contractor that a section of Barrington Road between West View and...
Aug 27, 2025


Council set to consider rail-line funding increase
Northumberland County Council is set to consider extra funding to ensure the Northumberland Line rail project can be completed in full as...
Aug 26, 2025


Front Street, Bebside - Roadworks Update
We had originally anticipated undertaking these works at the end of August, but we have had to push them back due to access challenges...
Aug 22, 2025


Bedlington Road Works Update
We are pleased to share that the works on Ravensworth Street/Station Street, to complete essential drainage upgrades, are now complete...
Aug 21, 2025


Overnight Roadworks on South Newsham Road, Blyth
From Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 August 2025 (3 nights) , full road closures will be in place across the west and east sides of the new...
Jul 30, 2025


Connecting Communities (Northumberland Line Photographic Journey) heads to Killingworth
Killingworth will be the next destination for the Connecting Communities Northumberland Line Photographic Journey, with the exhibition...
Jul 23, 2025


Roadworks on Front Street at Bebside extended
Since we started works in the highway on Front Street, the age and condition of existing utilities and services beneath the road has...
Jul 3, 2025


Northumberland Park - Lift Shaft Installation & Platform Works
We are currently planning to receive delivery of and install the staircase and lift shaft on the weekend of Friday 27 June 2025 from...
Jun 18, 2025


Weekend Engineering Works Reminder - 21st & 22nd, 28th & 29th June
We appreciate that closing part of the line isn’t ideal, but by having the line closed through Bedlington does allow our construction...
Jun 16, 2025


Blyth Bebside Station Construction Update
Join us to see the latest progress on the station at Blyth Bebside, which we're anticipating will open in late August or early September...
Jun 13, 2025


Changes to proposals for Chase Meadows Level Crossing
The Northumberland Line has brought passenger trains back into service on the existing railway line between Ashington and Newcastle,...
May 30, 2025


Roadworks at Newsham
Our next phase of works continues on the west of the site for the new road alignment for the west roundabout. The next phase of works...
May 27, 2025


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, 2025


Platform Progress at Bedlington
Over the Easter weekend, trains were replaced by buses on the Northumberland Line to allow for platform construction at Bedlington to...
Apr 24, 2025


Restoring the Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway
As well as restoring passenger services to the Northumberland Line, some members of the team from across the project have been helping to...
Apr 17, 2025


Connecting Communities - Northumberland Line Photographic Journey
Thanks to our partners at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, you can enjoy a unique journey through the Northumberland Line's construction....
Apr 8, 2025


Overnight Construction Works at Northumberland Park
Following our previous update from December 2024, we have now finished working on the front platform pre-cast units and have installed...
Mar 25, 2025


Blyth Bebside Station Construction Update Information Session - 3rd March
We will be holding a public information session on Monday 3 March 2025 from 6pm to 7:30pm at Briardale House, Briardale Road, Blyth, NE24...
Feb 20, 2025


Overnight Road Works on Barrington Road, Bedlington
There will be overnight road works on Barrington Road in Bedlington from 11pm on Thursday 15th January until 6am on Friday 16th January. This will involve two way traffic lights that will be monitored by a traffic management operative throughout the works, with the works being undertaken to carry out some survey works around the level crossing at Bedlington North.
Jan 13


Then & Now - Northumberland Park
As we get closer to the new station at Northumberland Park opening, it's time to reach into the archives and compare the old station to the new one. Our new station is in a slightly different location to the previous station and also has a different name, with the previous station carrying the name of Backworth. The original station opened on 27th June 1864 and was called Hotspur, before the name changed to Backworth in the summer of 1865. The station had a single storey b
Jan 13


1 Million Journeys Competition
🎉 We’ve hit nearly 1 million journeys on the Northumberland Line! Since reopening, the line has now supported nearly one million journeys, providing access to work and education, and connecting friends and family across the region. To mark the milestone, we’re inviting passengers to take part in a competition to win one month’s free travel along the line as well as a £50 Amazon voucher. 💬 Tell us how the line has helped you, whether it’s on your commute, travelling to study
Jan 7
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