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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


Northern's Customer and Community Improvement Fund (CCIF) is open
This year, the fund has been doubled to £200,000, made up of individual grants with values of up to £2,500, £10,000 or £20,000. The CCIF...
Jul 1


June Newsletter
Here's the latest Northumberland Line newsletter, with the latest information on the three remaining stations as well as a host of other...
Jun 30


Northumberland Park Update
Ahead of the lift installation and platform works over the next few weeks, we catch up with the project team to hear the latest progress...
Jun 25


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


Better Transport Week - Local Transport Worth Celebrating
Better Transport Week is a celebration of the transport that connects communities and brings people together. From shopping delivered by...
Jun 17


Tell us your Northumberland Line story
We know that the Northumberland Line has made journeys so much easier for many residents in South East Northumberland, be that making it...
Jun 3


Celebrating Community Rail Week
This week is Community Rail Week and we joined the launch event in Haltwhistle earlier in the week in partnership with the Community Rail...
May 21


Weekend Engineering Works - June 2025
Following on from the line closure over the Easter weekend, we have a further 3 weekends in June when the Northumberland Line rail...
May 14


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


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


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


February Newsletter
Our February newsletter is fashionably late, but for a very good reason, as we're sharing the news on the opening of the station at...
Mar 6


Accessibility Event in Ashington
As part of the design process for the Northumberland Line, the project held a series of 3 workshops to look at accessibility issues at...
Feb 18


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


January Newsletter
As we head into 2025, let's catch up on the latest developments on the Northumberland Line with our January newsletter.
Jan 31


Platform Deliveries at Northumberland Park
To allow for the delivery of the precast concrete units for the new Northumberland Line platform, we are politely requesting that you do...
Jan 16


December Newsletter
We know that it's not been too long since our last newsletter was released, but there's been a lot to report on in a very short space of...
Dec 19, 2024


November Newsletter
We held back our November newsletter as we were hoping to share some great news and that was the announcement that the Northumberland...
Dec 4, 2024


Ravensworth Street, Bedlington - Works Extended
The current closure of the southern end of Ravensworth Street in Bedlington will be extended and works are now due to complete on Friday...
2 days ago


Major milestone marked as half a million journeys are made on the Northumberland Line
500,000 passengers have now travelled on the Northumberland Line since it opened, train operator Northern has announced. The operator has...
Aug 5


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
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