LATEST NEWS
Timetable Fears: Once again we find ourselves fighting the planned new ECML timetable, first proposed but then withdrawn following massive rejection from local stakeholders in 2021, but now back – we’re told with no substantive changes for Morpeth and Alnmouth, and with no further consultation. This means Morpeth could lose its off-peal LNER services, Alnmouth and Berwick would see services reduced and the local Northern service would terminate at Newcastle and not run through to MetroCentre, Hexham and Carlisle. SENRUG continues to fight these plans. See the SENRUG Press Release here.
National Ticket Office Closure Plan Scrapped: We’re delighted to hear today that industry-wide plans to close station ticket offices, and significantly reduce staffing hours at Morpeth and Alnmouth have been scrapped. What a relief. Just shows what SENRUG and hundreds of other campaign groups and individuals can do. See SENRUG’s Press Release here.
European Passenger Federation: SENRUG is affiliated to Railfuture, the national pro-rail campaign organisation, and Railfuture is in turn affiliated to EPF, the European Passenger Federation. Download EPF’s latest Newsletter here, and why not consider attending EPF’s annual conference in Warsaw, Poland, 21st-22nd June (delegate fees apply). Full details here.
