Returning from holiday I was alarmed to see the front page of the 11th June’s News Post Leader had an article saying the Council’s plans for a new County Hall in Ashington involve either building over or creating an access over the private freight line between Ashington and Stobswood. What’s going on? SENRUG believes the Council should be protecting this route, not wanting to build on it itself. Once the main Ashington Blyth & Tyne line is re-opened, this freight line could (subject to a new north to east junction at Stobswood) create a new rail link between Newcastle & Alnmouth via Ashington, as detailed in the Campaigns section of our website.
