Date: 21/09/2022

Plans to kickstart a £130m transformation of towns soon to be linked by the Northumberland Line have been backed by council leaders.

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£10m investment aims to kickstart £130m of economic growth along Northumberland Line

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Plans to kickstart a £130m transformation of towns soon to be linked by the Northumberland Line have been backed by council leaders.

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Looking across Station Road level crossing to Bedlington Station on 25 May 2004, looking north east from alongside Bedlington South signal box.
Location: Bedlington
Company: Bedlington Private Railway
25/05/2004 John Furnevel

Looking across the weed-infested former southbound platform towards the northbound at Ashington station on the Blyth & Tyne line in Northumberland, that closed to passengers in 1964 but is still open for freight, on 15th June 2018. Ashington is a major town that should never have lost its rail service and campaigns to reopen have been going on for years. Then, on 23rd January 2021, an announcement was made that £34 million has now been granted towards reopening with a possibility this will take place in 2025. We shall see.
Location: Ashington
Company: Newbiggin Branch (Blyth and Tyne Railway)
15/06/2018 David Bosher

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