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The restored sign was unveiled by Lord Beith in the presence of the Mayor and Sheriff of Berwick, trustees and guests. Photo by Maggie Jary.

Restored Royal Border Bridge railway sign in Berwick unveiled

Senior technical officer Chris Hayes with drone.

Network Rail embracing drone technology on East Coast Mainline

Drainage work at Scremerston. Picture: Network Rail

Work completed on £7.1m railway improvement programme

Alnmouth Railway Station.

Don’t mind the gap: level boarding commitment for new trains

PD Chloe with Network Rail and BTP officers

Specialist dogs recruited to tackle in fight against cable theft

Rail engineering work is planned between Newcastle and Edinburgh. Picture: Network Rail

Rail replacement buses to serve Northumberland stations over coming weekends

Track is being renewed on parts of the East Coast Main Line in Northumberland.

Rail engineering works planned in county as part of £7m improvement project

Fairwinds is located off Ulgham Lane.

Property will house children cared for by council after plans get green light

Network Rail has upgraded its Morpeth maintenance delivery unit.

Greener future for rail base thanks to £3.7m upgrade

New plan to improve main line rail services.

New action plan for East Coast Line to improve rail services

David Smith, Labour MP for North Northumberland.

MP calls for improvements to East Coast Main Line timetable
The MP for North Northumberland has called for changes to the East Coast Main Line timetable following a consultation with passengers across his constituency.
Andrew Coulson

Parking charges are increasing at Berwick railway station.

Parking charges set to rise at station with new short-stay fee

Trains will call at Bedlington Station from Sunday, March 29.

Bedlington Station gets the final green light for opening

Network Rail is reminding members of the public to stay alert and safe at level crossings.

Messages for new train timetables include level crossing safety reminder

Network Rail plan to begin work to refurbish the Grade II waiting room at Chathill Station in summer 2026.

Refurb bid at station waiting room after push for more trains

North East mayor Kim McGuinness has announced the ban of junk food adverts on the Metro network.
Photo: North East Combined Authority.

Calls to 'speed up' opening of new railway stations

North Northumberland MP David Smith.

Rail operator challenged on ‘negative’ timetable changes

Berwick railway station car park will be closed over the next two weekends.

Major disruption to rail services over next two weekends

Rail engineering works are scheduled.

Rail upgrade work scheduled

Celebrating 500k journeys on the Northumberland Line.

Milestone as 500k passengers travel on Northumberland Line since its launch

Men hold shut gates of level crossing in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

Watch: Man lies down on level crossing for photo

Teen stares at phone while stood on level crossing. Network Rail

Teen stops on level crossing to text on mobile phone

No trains will run between Ashington and Newcastle over the Easter weekend.

Easter rail disruptions across the Northumberland Line

Lifts at Berwick Railway Station.

Further delay to upgrade of lifts completion at railway station

Lifts at Berwick Railway Station.

‘We’ve been let down’ claim over unavailability of lifts at railway station

David Smith, Labour member of parliament for North Northumberland.

MP calls for rescheduling of engineering works planned on cup final weekend

Woman comes within ‘half a second’ of being struck by train at level crossing.

Watch: Woman comes within ‘half a second’ of being struck by train

Base jumper parachutes off 500ft skyscraper.

Watch: Man parachutes off the top of huge 500ft city skyscraper
Footage shows the moment a man parachuted off the top of a 500ft tower block, sparking a large-scale police response.
Jessica Martin

LNER train.

Watch: LNER announces train cancellations ahead of Storm Éowyn

A CrossCountry train at Alnmouth railway station.

Train firm still wants to run peak time service from Alnmouth

Heaton Quarter

Disused railway yard is being transformed into flourishing community through £37...

A Northern service on the Northumberland Line.

Tickets for Northumberland Line rail services now on sale

Passengers board train.

Watch: How to claim compensation when your train is delayed

Pupils with the new sign donated for their train project.

A school has been donated a new signal to celebrate Northumberland Line heritage

Diagram from North Seaton signal box donated to Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway.

"It's important to remember the proud heritage of the railway in our county"

Aftermath of 'horror' train crash: 1 killed, 15 injured

Video shows aftermath of 'horror' train crash: 1 dead, 15 injured

An image of school children commuting to school.

Thousands of children taught how to stay safe on the new Northumberland Line

Rail travellers look at an electronic information board displaying train time information outside Euston Station in London. Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Train stations hit by ‘cyber security incident’ - list

A Northern train on the Northumberland Line. Picture: Northern

Safety advice issued with Northumberland Line at its busiest in 60 years

Holy Island causeway. File image.

Emergency services race against tide to remove traffic jam on causeway

Toddler steps onto Sandy Lane level crossing in Prestatyn, North Wales.

Watch: Child steps onto level crossing in front of oncoming train

A child jumping onto the tracks in front of a train.

Terrifying moment a kid jumps on railway tracks as a train moves in

The passenger footbridge nearing completion at Newsham Station.

Project costs revealed as new timescale for railway line opening announced

A photoshoot on the railway line.

Watch: Woman dangerously poses for photoshoot on railway tracks

Shocking CCTV films the moment a girl risks her life at a level crossing, walking just a couples of metres in front of an advancing train.

Shocking CCTV shows girl almost get hit by train on level crossing
Shocking CCTV shows the moment a girl risks her life at a level crossing, walking just a couples of metres in front of an advancing train.
Lucinda Herbert

Katie Stevens with her dog Kerwin

Katie’s dogged determination to help others after overcoming epilepsy

Man climbs train crossing barrier and strolls across tracks moments before a high speed train travels through at Station Road in Langley Green, Oldbury, West Midlands, on April 27, 2024.

Watch: Train has near miss with man who climbs level crossing barrier

Northumberland County Council has installed new LED light fixture lanterns on the Royal Tweed Bridge.

County councillor update on projects in Berwick

Various items were collected during the litter pick.

A great effort by volunteers in litter group's rescheduled blitz

Network Rail staff work to remove an SUV from the track after it was hit by a train on a crossing at Redcar Central, Middlesbrough, on Wednesday May 1 2024.

Watch footage of car vs train crash aftermath - vehicle left crushed

From left, county council deputy leader Richard Wearmouth, Dennis Fancett and Glen Sanderson.

A cautious welcome to East Coast Main Line timetable changes being postponed

Morpeth was likely to be one of the North East's biggest losers, in a bid to speed up journey times between the region and London.

Rail timetable changes postponed after concerns raised

Major signalling and level crossing upgrades have been completed between Bedlington and Ashington. (Photo by Ontrackimages Ltd)

Signalling upgrades completed by Network Rail

The new equipment, including traffic lights, has been installed at the crossing. (Photo by Network Rail)

Auto-locking foot crossing gates replaced with lights

A car ignoring the signals and crossing the other side of the road to quickly dodge the closing barriers (Langley Green level crossing, West Midlands).

Watch: Dangerous driver speeds through level crossing barriers

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