SENRUG is a voluntary organisation that promotes rail travel and campaigns for better rail services in Northumberland and beyond, representing the interests of both existing and potential rail travellers in the area.
By ‘potential’, SENRUG means those who would use rail services if only the trains went where they want to go, at the time they want to go, at a price they can afford, and in a clean, safe, secure, accessible and easy to understand manner.
Please look through our website to find out more about our current campaigns and how we pursue them. Use the Contact button below to let us know if you agree or advise us of ideas of your own.
The more people we speak for, the louder our voice is heard. If you support our objectives, we invite you to add your voice to ours and join SENRUG, to help us achieve our campaigns and develop new ones.
SENRUG has been campaigning for the re-opening of the Ashington Blyth & Tyne Line, now known as The Northumberland Line, linking Newcastle to Ashington, since March 2005. The first phase opened on 15th December 2024. See the history of the campaign to date at our AB&T Campaign History Page. However, SENRUG is not a single issue campaign group, and you can check out our other campaigns and the progress we are making on our Campaigns Index page here.
LATEST NEWS
Additional Trains to / from Edinburgh for Edinburgh Festival: TransPennine Express will be running extra trains from Monday 3 August until Friday 4 September.
Mondays to Friday northbound depart Newcastle 19:15, Morpeth 19:27, Alnmouth 19:41, Berwick-upon-Tweed 20:03, Reston 20:25, Dunbar 20:54, East Linton 21:00, arrive Edinburgh Waverley 21:21
Monday to Friday southbound depart Edinburgh Waverley 23:24, East Linton 23:48, Dunbar 23:55, Reston 00:10, Berwick-upon-Tweed 00:31, Alnmouth 00:53, Morpeth 01:07, arrive Newcastle 00:31.
Saturdays northbound depart Newcastle 19:31, Morpeth 19:44, Alnmouth 19:58, Berwick-upon-Tweed 20:19, Reston 20:30, Dunbar 20:44, East Linton 20:57, arrive Edinburgh Waverley 21:23
Saturdays southbound depart Edinburgh Waverley 21:57, East Linton 22:14, Dunbar 22:21, Reston 22:37, Berwick-upon-Tweed 22:49, Alnmouth 23:11, Morpeth 23:25, arrive Newcastle 23:42.
Sundays northbound depart Newcastle 22:59, Morpeth 23:11, Alnmouth 23:25, Berwick-upon-Tweed 23:47, Reston 23:58, Dunbar 00:13, East Linton 00:19, arrive Edinburgh Waverley 00:40
Sundays southbound depart Edinburgh Waverley 23:34, East Linton 23:50, Dunbar 23:57, Reston 00:13, Berwick-upon-Tweed 00:25, Alnmouth 00:46, Morpeth 01:00, arrive Newcastle 01:15.
These times are given in good faith as an indication but intending travellers should check the TransPennine Express or another train company’s website to confirm before travelling. These additional trains are in addition to the regular timetabled services.
Let’s use these trains and hopefully we can convince the rail industry there is sufficient interest in late night services to make them permanent throughout the year.
Mayor’s Consultation on Bus Re-franchising: SENRUG’s interest in buses is because we want to see full integration of buses, trains and Metro, including buses actually serving bus station turning circles, sensible times integrating with train times, and integrated ticketing. Could re-franchising bus services in the North East region deliver this? please respond to the North East Mayor’s consultation on bus re-franchising here before the closing date of 09:00 on 28th September 2026
