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« 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
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« Reply #1 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....
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« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2024, 16:04:29 »
I think an "HS2▸ (The next High Speed line(s)) 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.   
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« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2024, 11:11:14 »
Quote from: 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

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
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« Reply #4 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.

I'm sure some forum members could think of a few other projects that have been in a logjam for some time!
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« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2025, 10:32:31 »
BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) news article. From a standing start, ~ 250,000 passenger journeys expected by Easter, against estimates before opening of 50,000.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74nq19w100o
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« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2025, 11:45:29 »
Quote from: Mark A on April 12, 2025, 10:32:31
BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) news article. From a standing start, ~ 250,000 passenger journeys expected by Easter, against estimates before opening of 50,000.

Mark

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74nq19w100o
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