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Bedlington Station Celebration

March 30, 2026 Dennis Fancett Leave a comment

Hard on the heels of the “first train” at Bedlington yesterday, today was the formal ribbon cutting ceremony with a…

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Bedlington Station Opens

March 29, 2026 Dennis Fancett Leave a comment

It was great to be part of a good crowd of people today on the platform at Bedlington, to welcome…

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BBC Interview

March 21, 2026 Dennis Fancett Leave a comment

Last Wednesday I had a brief telephone interview with a Jo Lonsdale from BBC North East and Cumbria talking about…

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Public Meeting with LUMO

March 17, 2026 Dennis Fancett Leave a comment

It was a busy day today as we welcomed Stuart Jones, Managing Director of Lumo, Hull Trains and First Rail…

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A Visit to SELRAP (Skipton – Colne Campaign Group)

March 9, 2026 Dennis Fancett Leave a comment

I was delighted to be invited to speak to SELRAP at their public meeting at Colne this evening, and they…

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Northumberland Park Opens

February 23, 2026 Dennis Fancett Leave a comment

Northumberland Park (technically “Northumberland Park Tyne & Wear” since there is already a Northumberland Park station in London) opened yesterday,…

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Interview with EPF

February 12, 2026 Dennis Fancett Leave a comment

Today I was interviewed over Teams by Wandi Chivaura from the European Passenger Federation, who is working on EPF’s contribution…

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Rail Magazine Puts The Record Straight

February 10, 2026 Dennis Fancett Leave a comment

Excellent 4-page article in the current issue of Rail Magazine (issue 1054) on extending the Northumberland Line to Newbiggin. This…

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Northumberland Line Celebrates 1 Million Passengers

January 23, 2026 Dennis Fancett Leave a comment

Just over 1 year after it first opened, and with 2 stations still outstanding, there was a small gathering at…

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Catch Up with Deputy Leader of the Council

January 19, 2026 Dennis Fancett Leave a comment

It was great to catch up with Cllr Richard Wearmouth, Deputy Leader of the Council, and Stuart McNaughton, Head of…

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