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11/01/2024 Bedlington and Bebside railway stations could open six months after rest of Northumberland Line [Berwick Advertiser] The construction of two new stations on the Northumberland Line could be delayed by up to six months, it has been revealed. (Permalink) Bebside Bedlington Northumberland Line Bebside: UK Railtours' excursion on Bebside level crossing on the Ashington line in Northumberland, heading south, on 7th April 2018. The now demolished station was on the south side of the crossing and closed ... David Bosher 07/04/2018 Bedlington: Having reversed at Newsham, UK Railtours' excursion is now returning north to North Blyth, seen here on Bedlington level crossing and about to again pass through the disused station, closed on 2nd Nov ... David Bosher 07/04/2018 Berwick Advertiser
02/12/2023 Construction setbacks at Northumberland Line stations in Blyth and Bedlington [Berwick Advertiser] The completion date of the Northumberland Line project could be pushed back due to delays with construction of Bedlington and Blyth Bebside stations. (Permalink) Bedlington Blyth Bebside Northumberland Line Berwick Advertiser
16/08/2023 Victorian Society calls for Bedlington Station building to be saved [Berwick Advertiser] Conservationists have called for a historic railway building to be restored rather than demolished. (Permalink) Bedlington Berwick Advertiser
02/08/2023 Historic Bedlington station building to be demolished as councillors fear preservation would become a 'money pit' [Berwick Advertiser] A historic railway building in Northumberland will be torn down despite outcry from locals. (Permalink) Bedlington Bedlington: The old station at Bedlington looking north from Bedlington South level crossing in September 2014. See image [[48832]] John Steven 24/09/2014 Berwick Advertiser
25/07/2023 Historic station building in Bedlington recommended for demolition, despite community use alternative [Berwick Advertiser] Controversial plans to demolish a former station building in Bedlington that is over 100 years old have been recommended for approval by Northumberland County Council planning officers. (Permalink) Bedlington Bedlington: UK Railtours' excursion from Kings Cross on 7th April 2018 has just come off the freight only line from Morpeth, closed to passengers on 3rd April 1950, and has joined the also currently freight-only ... David Bosher 07/04/2018 Bedlington: The old station at Bedlington looking north from Bedlington South level crossing in September 2014. See image [[48832]] John Steven 24/09/2014 Bedlington: Looking across Station Road level crossing to Bedlington Station on 25 May 2004, looking north east from alongside Bedlington South signal box. John Furnevel 25/05/2004 Berwick Advertiser
25/07/2023 Construction to begin on Bedlington, Blyth Bebside, and Seaton Delaval Northumberland Line stations after contracts signed [Berwick Advertiser] Construction is set to begin on three more Northumberland Line stations after final contracts between Northumberland County Council and contractor Morgan Sindall Infrastructure were signed. (Permalink) Bebside Bedlington Northumberland Line Seaton Delaval Bebside: UK Railtours' excursion on Bebside level crossing on the Ashington line in Northumberland, heading south, on 7th April 2018. The now demolished station was on the south side of the crossing and closed ... David Bosher 07/04/2018 Bedlington: Looking across Station Road level crossing to Bedlington Station on 25 May 2004, looking north east from alongside Bedlington South signal box. John Furnevel 25/05/2004 Berwick Advertiser
06/03/2023 Historic Northumberland Line to reopen next summer [GOV.UK] Fully accessible stations are being built to give 6 Northumberland communities regular train services. (Permalink) Ashington Bedlington Blyth Bebside Newcastle Central Newsham Northumberland Line Northumberland Park Seaton Delaval Ashington: Weed-infested platform remains, minus all buildings, at Ashington station, Northumberland, closed with the line in 1964, looking south towards Newcastle, on 15th June 2018. A news report on 23rd Janua ... David Bosher 15/06/2018 Newsham South Level Crossing: Newsham South level crossing and signal box on the Blyth & Tyne, looking west towards Cramlington on 19 July 2011. Newsham station, which stood less than half a mile to the north, lost its passenger s ... Colin Alexander 19/07/2011 Bedlington: Looking across Station Road level crossing to Bedlington Station on 25 May 2004, looking north east from alongside Bedlington South signal box. John Furnevel 25/05/2004 GOV.UK
20/07/2021 Prestigious award for rail campaigner in Northumberland [Northumberland Gazette] A campaigner calling for better rail services in Northumberland has scooped a prestigious award. (Permalink) Bedlington Dennis Fancett SENRUG Northumberland Gazette
24/04/2021 Minister confirms six stations planned for new Northumberland Line [Northumberland Gazette] The six stations on the planned new Northumbrland Line have been confirmed by the Department for Transport. (Permalink) Ashington Bebside Bedlington Blyth Delaval Newsham Northumberland Line Seaton Northumberland Gazette
21/07/2020 Changes made to the proposed new Northumberland Line rail link [Northumberland Gazette] A number of changes to the proposed £162million Northumberland Line have resulted in a fresh report being lodged as part of the planning process. Also known as the Ashington, Blyth and Tyne Line, the project seeks to restore passenger services in the south-east of the county, connecting to Newcastle Central. The target is for trains to start running in early 2023. The stations would be at Ashington, Bedlington, Blyth Bebside, Newsham, Seaton Delaval and the existing Metro station at Northumberland Park, which will require new rail platforms and pedestrian access. (Permalink) Ashington Bedlington Blyth Bebside Blyth and Tyne Railway Newsham Seaton Delaval Monkseaton: Push-pull fitted G5 0-4-4-T no 67261 of Blyth North (52F) stands at Monkseaton station around 1958 with a train off the Blyth and Tyne 'Avenue' branch. Monkseaton provided a connection for trains from ... K A Gray //1958 Winning Junction: One of the ubiquitous J27s that plied the Blyth and Tyne in the 1960s, North Blyth shed's no 65811, seen here hauling coal empties between Freeman's crossing and Winning Junction. The chimneys and lig ... Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) // Winning Junction: J27 0-6-0 no 65845 with coal empties at Winning Junction, thought to be in the early 1960s. The train has just traversed the level crossing over the road linking East and West Sleekburn and is turning ... Andy Carr Collection // Northumberland Gazette Blyth and Tyne Railway
18/11/2014 Dramatic picture shows derailed train strewn across tracks in Bedlington [Evening Chronicle] A freight train has crashed off the tracks in Northumberland. The wagons, which were carrying coal from Blyth to Cottam power station, left the rails at West Sleekburn near Bedlington on Monday night. Incredibly, nobody was injured in the crash. But the derailed DB Schenker train remained strewn across the line on Tuesday morning. (Permalink) Bedlington Blyth and Tyne Railway Cottom Power Station Derailment North Blyth West Sleekburn West Sleekburn Junction: Scene at West Sleekburn Junction in the 1960s with 62067 approaching with empty hoppers off the North Blyth branch heading for Bedlington Furnace Way sidings. There the locomotive would run round its ... Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney) // Evening Chronicle