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Thoughts on the Morpeth – Choppington – Bedlington Line & Beyond

The recent visit of a DMU (158 816) working a Newcastle – Bedlington – Morpeth – Newcastle diagram (train route) on 25.11.20 brought into focus the Morpeth Branch; the line linking Bedlington and Morpeth and how could this line see the return of passenger rail services. Please note: All of the following is strictly myContinue reading “Thoughts on the Morpeth – Choppington – Bedlington Line & Beyond”

The eHighway Opportunity

To decarbonise road transport and especially that of road freight, Siemens has been developing the eHighway; overhead electrification at 670v DC using pantographs to power HGV’s along routes such as motorways. This link from Business Insider gives quite a lot of detail into the scheme. The trucks themselves are hybrids, able to operate both onContinue reading “The eHighway Opportunity”