Major track deals with part of the Northumberland Line have actually been performed.
Engineers have actually been changing part of the track in Ashington, with a fresh set of points set up so trains can access the station platform. The group has actually been operating in the location today to finish vital examine track stability.
Six brand-new stations will be constructed and 18 miles of track updated after the Government approved strategies in 2015.
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The Northumberland Line will offer a half-hourly service in between Newcastle and Ashington – stopping at Bedlington, Bebside, Newsham, Seaton Delaval and Northumberland Park.
Works on the brand-new parking area location at Ashington have actually moved into a brand-new stage and Station Yard parking area is now closed. There is a replacement parking area has actually been developed nearby.
Track renewal works are likewise due to happen at West Sleekburn next month, with around 100m of track at Marchey’s House Level Crossing to be changed. The works will happen in between August 1 and August 18 and a group will remain in website 24 hr a day.
There will likewise be significant track upgrades from Furnace Way northwards to Bedlington Station website.
Elsewhere on the line, operates at Palmersville Dairy Level Crossing reached a considerable turning point with the setup of the brand-new underpass. Work will now concentrate on settling the setup and setting out the brand-new public right-of-way through the underpass.
Northumberland Park will be the very first stop for trains taking a trip from Newcastle. Works to make it possible for the start of mining removal have actually begun and are anticipated to take in between 3 and 6 months to finish.
Work has actually begun on the building of a bridge at Newsham and the brand-new roundabout off the A1061 South Newsham Road.
Construction is set to start at Blyth Bebside on July 31, which will begin with the establishing of the website substance and website gain access to tracks.
Bedlington station building works are under method and approximately 400m of track in between the station and Furnace Way sidings will be changed throughout August and September.
The Northumberland Line was because of open in December this year, however this month that due date was pressed back to “summertime 2024”.
The task forms part of the Government’s Restoring Your Railways plan, which has actually been renewing regional services and bring back closed stations and train lines that were axed as an outcome of the Beeching cuts in 1963.
