Could a revival of railway camping holidays in a modern ‘railboat’ be a way of solving a number of issues on the rail network by using resources more effectively? A recent discovery on YouTube was a shipping container conversion into an easily transportable ‘Glamtainer‘, which in the video was loaded aboard a sideloader HGV (examplesContinue reading “‘Railboating’ as a fix for railway retention, reopening lines, and building railside paths?”
Category Archives: Proposals
Time Again for Tyneside Trams?
This recent video about Trams by the excellent Not Just Bikes channel on YouTube discusses the vast array of benefits to be had by expansion, and in the case of Newcastle and the wider Tyneside area their reintroduction of tram systems. In this thought piece, perhaps it is time Tyneside to bring back its tramContinue reading “Time Again for Tyneside Trams?”
Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange: Daft to Decline?
A new £750m railfreight interchange near Leicester, potentially creating up to 8000 jobs has been declined by the UK Government, which seems at real odds with the ‘pro-growth’ mantra of that same Government. Presumably, the financing of this scheme was to be made by its developers Tritax Symmetry, so wouldn’t be on the Government’s balanceContinue reading “Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange: Daft to Decline?”
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?”
Thoughts on railways around Northallerton: Wensleydale Railway towards Whitby?
This blog post is entirely my own view, not those of any organisations mentioned, it is purely intended as a ‘thinking aloud’ piece. This was inspired by a recent Facebook post about the little used section of the Wensleydale Railway between Leeming Bar, Northallerton West and the interconnection with the East Coast Main Line (ECML)Continue reading “Thoughts on railways around Northallerton: Wensleydale Railway towards Whitby?”
Port of Blyth: Time for a Tunnel?
The Northumberland Line reopening, and particularly the new A1061 bridge replacing the level crossing at Newsham has sparked a lot of side conversation around the ‘Blyth Relief Road‘, which now centres around the proposal for 4.5km (2.8mi) dualling of the A1061 from the A189 ‘Three Horse Shoes’ to South Beach which skirts the southern edgeContinue reading “Port of Blyth: Time for a Tunnel?”
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”
Proposal: Pegswood Parkway
Does Pegswood railway station have a lot of untapped potential? While currently quite a quiet station – currently seeing only the ‘Chathill Flyer’ a few times a day, it might have great potential as a Parkway (Park and Ride) for the East Coast Mainline (ECML). As can be seen from a satellite image, the stationContinue reading “Proposal: Pegswood Parkway”
Ryan Hogg 