Northumberland County Council award the contract for Outline Design of the Northumberland Line scheme to SLC Rail and AECOM working…
Today I had a Zoom meeting with Stuart McNaughton of Northumberland County Council who updated me on progress on the…
Useful meeting today (via Zoom) with Tony Baxter and Pete Myers from Northern. Mainly we discussed rail services as we…
There’s been a lot in the press about the Ashington Blyth & Tyne re-opening. Firstly, Under-Secretary of State at the…
Making hay whilst the sun shines has never been a hallmark of the rail industry. No preparatory work was done…
Today I had 2 really useful telephone meetings. Firstly, with Northern’s new Regional Director Tony Baxter along with Pete Myers,…
Today I had a very encouraging phone call with East Coast Trains, the new “open access” company, part of FirstGroup,…
The March 2020 Budget and Transforming City Fund awards do not include funding for the Ashington Re-opening. Urgent enquiries to…
An excellent Public Meeting last night with Anna-Jane Hunter, Director North of England Rail at Network Rail. Anna-Jane hit exactly…
There was no mention of the Ashington Blyth & Tyne line re-opening in yesterday’s budget, despite there seemingly being plenty…
