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Title: Northumberland Line to open on Sun 15 December Post by: RichardB on December 02, 2024, 15:42:31 Delighted to see the announcement from Northumberland County Council that the Northumberland Line (Newcastle - Ashington) will open on Sunday 15 December.
https://twitter.com/N_landCouncil/status/1863531447702749500 Title: Re: Northumberland Line to open on Sun 15 December Post by: chuffed on December 03, 2024, 15:55:30 Dare I suggest that Portishead has now moved to the top of the Dft list...I await with bated breath....
Title: Re: Northumberland Line to open on Sun 15 December Post by: Andy on December 03, 2024, 16:04:29 I think an "HS2 light" as far as Crewe will probably head any railway-building ambitions but have faith that Portishead will go ahead. I'm hoping that Tavistock, too, won't be shelved.
Title: Re: Northumberland Line to open on Sun 15 December Post by: IndustryInsider on December 16, 2024, 11:11:14 Delighted to see the announcement from Northumberland County Council that the Northumberland Line (Newcastle - Ashington) will open on Sunday 15 December. https://twitter.com/N_landCouncil/status/1863531447702749500 Plenty of YouTube videos from the likes of Geoff Marshall are up, to celebrate yesterday's reopening, and give us a feel for the new line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3z_Wvdq7lo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E77BX1I3zdw And it made the national news: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV4F9o09rzQ There's also a recent cab ride during the testing phase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3MMH84RhgM And an older one before the reopening works, so you can see what's changed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5_-4oGKoy8 And finally, you can watch the service 'live' here: https://signalmaps.co.uk/#ashington:1298 Title: Re: Northumberland Line to open on Sun 15 December Post by: Oxonhutch on December 16, 2024, 16:34:13 With those before and after cab rides, I can now see where £260M went! And very nice to see too. We need more projects like this one.
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