The government announces a funding package for The Northumberland Line of £34m towards the total cost of £166m. This will…
Ground investigation work, costing £870k, starts, delivered by AECOM and SEGL, and is scheduled for completion in the new year…
The Business Case is submitted to the North East Joint Transport Consultative Committee, and according to Northumberland Gazette Report (15th…
Northumberland County Council award the contract for Outline Design of the Northumberland Line scheme to SLC Rail and AECOM working…
The March 2020 Budget and Transforming City Fund awards do not include funding for the Ashington Re-opening. Urgent enquiries to…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in the prelude to his statement confirming HS2 will go ahead, confirmed that the final decision…
Two government ministers visit the scheme. First, on Monday 6th January, came Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, and…
The North East Joint Transport Committee (NEJTC) submit a funding application for The Northumberland Line to the DfT’s “Transforming Cities”…
A confusing report in The Evening Chronicle said The Secretary of State for Transport wishes to give the Ashington Line…
The TaxPayers Alliance rank the scheme 4th in their Great British Transport Competition, as one of the transport projects that…
