Morpeth to Bebside or Newsham by rail?

Extending the current local rail service to Morpeth from Newcastle on to Bedlington (via a reopened Choppington & I would argue for a new Stobhill too) has been long since mooted but some different opinions hold on the reversal method at Bedlington; does it run over a level crossing into Furnace sidings and come back, doesContinue reading “Morpeth to Bebside or Newsham by rail?”

Blyth & Cramlington Tramlink

With the Northumberland Line project making steady progress, and planning applications beginning to appear, thoughts turn to ‘what next?’. One often suggested is the link into Blyth Town Centre which will be, admittedly, quite distant from both Bebside and Newsham stations which are on the existing route on the western edge of town. Blyth didContinue reading “Blyth & Cramlington Tramlink”