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”
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The X18 – The Connecting bus between (nearly) all the railway stations on the Northumberland Coast?
At time of writing (October 2023), the X18 is a long-distance bus connecting Newcastle Upon Tyne to Berwick Upon Tweed, broadly paralleling the East Coast Main Line (ECML) throughout its trip – but could a few modest changes to the route make it a much better intermodal choice (bus + rail)? The existing timetable showsContinue reading “The X18 – The Connecting bus between (nearly) all the railway stations on the Northumberland Coast?”
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 