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Connecting Communities comes to Seaton Delaval

Come and visit Connecting Communities, the Northumberland Line Photographic Journey in Astley Park Pavilion in Seaton Delaval between the...

Jun 12, 2025

Ashington Eco Fair - Friday 25th March 2025

We'll be attending the Eco Fair in Ashington at Hirst Welfare Centre on Friday 25th April between 10am and 3pm. If you've got any...

Apr 21, 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

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, 2025

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, 2025

Ashington - Nominate a Local Hero

Celebrate the people who make Ashington extraordinary! The Pride of Ashington Torchlit Procession is looking for 500 torch bearers to...

Feb 12, 2025

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, 2025

Launch of Ashington Balance Bike Library

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, the principal contractor for the Northumberland Line Project, is proud to announce the launch of the...

Jan 22, 2025

Signal to Heritage at The Dales School

The Dales School is proud to announce a significant new addition to its Train Project, following the generous donation of a historic...

Nov 18, 2024

Animating Ashington - Christmas Toy Procession

Come and join the Christmas Toy Procession on Station Road in Ashington on Thursday 28th November - the first event in the Animating...

Nov 14, 2024

SLC’s rail safety education partnership reaches 6 month milestone

SLC, a rail development and delivery specialist, is celebrating six months of its partnership with Rail Safe Friendly, which has already...

Nov 12, 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 August

The Northumberland Line isn't just about building six new stations along with new bridges, there's also some great work going on in the...

Aug 27, 2024

Then & Now - Seaton Delaval

As we get closer to the return of passenger services to the Northumberland Line, let's take a look at how the new station at Seaton...

Aug 20, 2024

LNER Customer & Community Investment Fund

What is the Customer and Community Investment Fund? LNER’s Customer and Community Investment Fund (CCIF) works to support charities and...

Aug 14, 2024

Great Work in June & July

As well as constructing six new stations, there's an awful lot of work going on in the local community during the construction of the...

Jul 24, 2024

Celebrating Rail Safety Week

Ahead of the Northumberland Line opening later this summer, we've been delivering rail safety presentations to local schools so that...

Jun 28, 2024

Behind The Scenes - Ashington & Bedlington

We've been behind the scenes at Ashington & Bedlington station construction sites ahead of the Northumberland Line opening later this...

Jun 27, 2024

Distracted ? You've Crossed The Line

Our colleagues at Network Rail have launched a new level crossing safety campaign this week and we're sharing the information to help to...

Jun 4, 2024

Mobility Scooters now permitted on Northern Trains

We're sharing some great news from Northern Trains as mobility scooters can now be carried on their trains. Customers who want to travel with a mobility scooter need to apply for a permit and that needs to be a permit plus for users in the North East. The permit plus criteria is based on the following; Maximum length of 120cm Maximum width of 60cm Maximum turning circle of 120cm Maximum combined weight of scooter and user: 300kg (47 stone) Fitted with anti-tip wheels Minimum

4 days ago

Engineering Works - 19th/20th & 26th/27th September

On the weekends of the 19th/20th and 26th/27th September, train services on the Northumberland Line will be suspended due to engineering works. A rail replacement bus service will run between Ashington and Northumberland Park (via all stations), with customers then changing onto the Tyne & Wear Metro for journeys into Newcastle City Centre. Rail tickets for the Northumberland Line will be valid on the Tyne & Wear Metro for journeys made on these days. A special timetable wil

Aug 26

Engineering Works at Bedlington on Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th August - CANCELLED

We've just been advised by Network Rail today that the planned engineering works on the Northumberland Line for this coming Saturday night and Sunday morning (8th & 9th August) have now been postponed. This means that trains will run as normal and to the usual Sunday timetable. There are engineering works in late September and we'll share the details on those as soon as they're confirmed. Customers trying to buy tickets for these weekends will find that tickets are currently

Aug 4