LATEST NEWS
Northumberland Line 1 Million Customers Competition: We are expecting to pass the 1 million customers mark very shortly. To help celebrate, Northern have launched a competition – the winner will receive 1 months free travel on the Northumberland Line (during February)and a £50 Amazon voucher. But be quick: closing date is 12th January 2026. To enter, head to Northern’s competition page here and say why you travel on the Northumberland Line and what it means to you. Please note, this competition is not organised by SENRUG – we are simply drawing attention to Northern’s promotion.
Lumo Launches to Glasgow: Some Lumo trains now extend beyond Edinburgh to Haymarket, Falkirk High and Glasgow Queen Street. On Mondays to Fridays, this is the 15:21 and 17:22 from Morpeth (15:08 and 17:08 from Newcastle). On Sundays it’s 19:21 from Morpeth (19:07) from Newcastle. There’s only 1 return journey per day at present: On Mondays – Fridays departs Glasgow Queen Street at 18:18 and 09:22 on Sundays. See the full Lumo timetable here.
Major Timetable Changes from Sunday 14th December 2025: Fewer LNER trains to and from London will call at Morpeth and Berwick, and the morning “Flying Scotsman” service will take 10 minutes longer to reach London, arriving at 09:50 rather than 09:40. However the number of TPE services between Newcastle and Edinburgh, calling at Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick, Reston and Dunbar increases from 5 to 8 per day on weekdays. Morpeth and Cramlington lose their direct services to MetroCentrre, Hexham and Carlisle. All Northern trains will terminate at Newcastle and passengers for MetroCentre and Tyne Valley stations will need to change at Morpeth. The Northumberland Line gains a later weekday “last train” from Newcastle to Ashington, departing Newcastle at 23:18. This is a welcome development and is in response to lobbying from SENRUG. But sadly and inexplicably, on Sundays, no Northumberland Line trains will call at Manors, though they will extend on to MetroCentre. There are changes to almost all train times and passengers are advised to check times very carefully on the national rail website or elsewhere before travelling. SENRUG would also appreciate passenger’s feedback on the new train times. Are they more or less convenient, and do they make you more or less likely to travel by train? Use our Contact Us page to email the SENRUG Chair.
Art Opportunity For Schools or Other Community Groups: It’s possible that funding might be available from Northern to create some artwork to be displayed on the northbound platform at Morpeth station, enhancing the station environs for the benefit of both visitors to the town and regular rail travellers. This is to replace the beautiful work provided by Newminster School in 2019 – see here. If you are a representative of a school or other community group in the Morpeth area that would like to apply, please contact the SENRUG Chair for more details.
