Today I visited Dales School in Blyth who have some very exciting news. They are getting a Pacer train. It…
We have been hit by no less than 5 simultaneous consultations. Transport For the North have launched one on decarbonising…
I was delighted to hear today that the Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) for the Northumberland Line (Ashington Blyth…
British Rail is back. But will it be Great? The outcome of the Williams-Shapps Review was announced yesterday, introducing a…
Northern have re-instated their hourly weekday service at Cramlington and Morpeth as from today, with the exception of one missing…
It was clearly a difficult day for the rail industry yesterday. As SENRUG understands it, every single Hitachi Class 800…
As life gradually returns to normal after lockdown, the mantra that our railways will be “built back better” has somehow…
A useful catch-up today (via Zoom of course) with Ian, who is a strong supporter of SENRUG. We discussed progress…
Following last week’s report that Bebside station might be dropped from The Northumberland Line project, a further article in Saturday’s…
I was surprised and disheartened to read in todays Chronicle Online that the DfT has ordered County officials to make…