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Things to see on the Northumberland Line

The North Eastern Railway Association have produced a handy guide of things to see while you travel on the Northumberland Line, along...

Feb 13

The planned overnight level crossing closures at North Seaton for Saturday 7th December and Marcheys House for Saturday 14th December...

Dec 2, 2024

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE WORKS ARE NOW CANCELLED We will be undertaking works to complete the upgrade of the level crossing on Wansbeck...

Nov 26, 2024

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

Ahead of the Northumberland Line resignalling project commencing earlier this year, a team from the Friends of the National Railway...

Oct 3, 2024

We will be completing the installation and testing of essential safety equipment at Marcheys House Level Crossing (see image below for...

Jul 4, 2024

The planned engineering works from 9.30pm on the 16th March to 5.30am on the 18th March have now been cancelled.

Mar 14, 2024

We're sharing some sad news about plans to remove Marcheys House and North Seaton signal boxes to enable the Northumberland Line, which...

Jan 12, 2024

The current closure of the southern end of Ravensworth Street in Bedlington will be extended and works are now due to complete on Friday...

5 days ago

500,000 passengers have now travelled on the Northumberland Line since it opened, train operator Northern has announced. The operator has...

Aug 5

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