northumberland loop

Northumberland Line Future Enhancements: Cutting New Hartley Curve?

While listening to the latest Railnatter (Episode 248: What should the Scottish rail map look like? 2), a point mentioned during the episode was enhancing existing lines and doing some ‘corner cutting’; meaning taking out sharp bends in the track to achieve enhancements of the alignment for better speeds, capacity etc. Applying that to theContinue reading “Northumberland Line Future Enhancements: Cutting New Hartley Curve?”

Northumberland Coast Loop – Webpage now live

Please visit the Northumberland Coast Loop webpage below to see further details of the proposal and answers to frequently asked questions: https://ryanhogg.com/northumberland-coast-loop/ I would also like to thank Gareth Dennis and his recent RailNatter 195 episode for the ‘how to’ on drawing transit maps. If you have any feedback, please do leave a comment onContinue reading “Northumberland Coast Loop – Webpage now live”

The Northumberland Loop – 150 Petition Signatures!

The Northumberland Loop petition started a little under a month ago (5th October 2023) has now gained 150 signatures at time of writing (4th November 2023) showing the potential support for the route to see passenger services introduced. Thank you to all who’ve signed so far! The ECML isn’t looped but WCML is The ECMLContinue reading “The Northumberland Loop – 150 Petition Signatures!”

Plessey Viaduct, Flying Scotsman and the Northumberland Loop

All of the below is purely my own opinions and doesn’t reflect that of any other organisations or persons. The ‘Northumberland Loop’ refers to the Blyth and Tyne lines north of Newcastle Upon Tyne that runs northward to Bedlington, Northumberland then west towards Morpeth and Pegswood. The Loop name is derived from the Northumberland LineContinue reading “Plessey Viaduct, Flying Scotsman and the Northumberland Loop”

Northumberland Loop Line: Edinburgh to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne via Pegswood, Bebside for Blyth, & Northumberland Park?

At time of writing (mid February 2023), work is progressing well on the Northumberland Line between Ashington, Northumberland and Newcastle Upon Tyne, with intermediate stations at Bedlington, Bebside (for Blyth), Newsham, Seaton Delaval and Northumberland Park (interchange with Tyne & Wear Metro). Plans at present are for a simple local train service running half hourlyContinue reading “Northumberland Loop Line: Edinburgh to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne via Pegswood, Bebside for Blyth, & Northumberland Park?”