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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


Overnight Cable Works at Bedlington
Overnight works will be taking place on the platforms at Bedlington station from Monday 27th April for up to 2 weeks to allow for cable labeling works to take place at lighting columns. The works will happen between 11pm and 6am (between the last train departing and the first train running the following morning). The works are not expected to be noisy.
Apr 16


New Artwork at Manors
If you're travelling to or from Manors, please take a look at some great new art installations which have been curated by Newcastle Deaf Centre in partnership with the Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership and Northern. Local school groups have helped to make each piece that's on display as part of their creative visits across the region for inspiration. It's a great way to brighten up the station. If you'd like to support the Northumberland Line Community Line Partnership t
Apr 12


The Final Northumberland Line Newsletter
We're all feeling very emotional across the Northumberland Line project as we share our final project newsletter with you. This is the 35th and last edition of our newsletter, which over those 35 editions has followed the development of the Northumberland Line through its planning and consultation phase, through the construction process, onto the opening of stations and start of passenger services, and now, to the completion of all six new stations. We'd like to thank everyon
Apr 10
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