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Newsletter for July 2024
Here is a round-up of all the latest news.
Aug 2, 2024


Major milestones reached as rail scheme reaches final stages
A raft of major milestones have been reached on the Northumberland Line this week, meaning the service will be up and running later this...
Aug 2, 2024


Newsham's New Road Bridge Is Open
We're delighted to announce that the new road bridge over the Northumberland Line on the A1061 South Newsham Road in Blyth is now open....
Aug 2, 2024


Northumberland Line - A View From Above
As the project progresses, we've been sharing drone footage pictures to show the progress at each of the station sites. Here's the...
Jul 30, 2024


Palmersville Dairy Underpass - Now Open
We've got some great news to share and that's that the underpass at Palmersville Dairy opened on Wednesday 31st July. The underpass has...
Jul 25, 2024


Newsham Road Bridge Opening Date
We're now expecting the new road bridge at Newsham to open to traffic in the early evening of Thursday 1st August. When the bridge opens,...
Jul 24, 2024


Seghill Level Crossing - Overnight Closure on Sat 27th July
We've been made aware that Network Rail's maintenance team will have an overnight closure of Seghill level crossing from 10pm on Saturday...
Jul 24, 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


Seaton Delaval Construction Update
Work to progresses the new Seaton Delaval station is ongoing. Up and coming works to complete the station which will take place over the...
Jul 23, 2024


Thank You Bedlington
Thank you for the Bedlington residents that joined us last night for the presentation event to show the construction works that will take...
Jul 23, 2024


Update at Northumberland Park
We are continuing works to form the new platform foundations and these works will continue through Saturday 20 July and Sunday 21 July...
Jul 16, 2024


Blyth Bebside Bridge Installation
The new pedestrian & cycle bridge to serve the station at Blyth Bebside from Horton Park will be installed over the A189 Spine Road...
Jul 9, 2024


Northern Announce Rail Fares for Northumberland Line
When passenger services return to the Northumberland Line later this summer, there's going to be some great value fares on the line, with...
Jul 8, 2024


Station Construction Presentation for Bedlington on 22nd July
We are holding a public information event for local residents and businesses to find out more upcoming work in Bedlington. The event will...
Jul 5, 2024


Level Crossing Upgrade Works at North Seaton
We will be completing the installation and testing of essential safety equipment at North Seaton Level Crossing (see image below  for...
Jul 4, 2024


Level Crossing Upgrade Works at Marcheys House
We will be completing the installation and testing of essential safety equipment at Marcheys House Level Crossing (see image below for...
Jul 4, 2024


Level Crossing Upgrade Works at Bebside
We will be completing the installation and testing of essential safety equipment at Bebside Level Crossing (see Image below for location)...
Jul 4, 2024


Behind The Scenes - Northumberland Park
We've been behind the scenes at Northumberland Park station construction site ahead of the Northumberland Line opening later this summer...
Jul 3, 2024


Update at Bedlington
We've been made aware that the planned overnight tamping works at Bedlington North for Tuesday 2nd July have been cancelled and the level...
Jul 2, 2024


Update at Newsham
We've got a few updates to share with local residents at Newsham, including the opening of the new bridge for the A1061 to cross the...
Jul 2, 2024


Milestone reached as 250,000th passenger journey made on Northumberland Line
Passengers who have made more than 250,000 journeys on Northumberland Line services are being reminded they can beat the queues for...
2 days ago


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...
3 days ago


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...
6 days ago
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