England’s Northumberland Line project on track but deadline slips
Major track works have brought the mixed traffic upgrade a step closer for the Northumberland Line. The project to bring passenger services back to a…
August Bank Holiday brings Northumberland Line restoration closer
Work to bring the freight only Northumberland Line back into mixed use has moved ahead during the late summer public holiday. UK infrastructure agency Network…
Gigaplant means yet more traffic for North Blyth
You wait fifty years for good news on the local railway, and then two announcements come at once. Hard on the tail lights of the…
England’s freight-only Ashington line to open for passengers
Significant progress has been made in the campaign to upgrade the freight-only Ashington branch, north of Newcastle in the north-east of England, and turn it…
UK considers reopening Leamside Line after 29 years
A mothballed North East England line, adding freight capacity to the East Coast Main Line, is under scrutiny for reopening. The Leamside Line, running from…
Modest plans for North East England upgrade
Funding has been secured for the Ashington to Newcastle commuter project. It will see a freight-only line in the North East of England upgraded to…