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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

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

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Alicia Jacob

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

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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
One of Berwick’s county councillors has provided an update on various projects in the town.
Andrew Coulson

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

The van smashed through the level crossing barrier and dragged it along.

CCTV shows reckless van driver ploughing through Network Rail barrier

Wansbeck Square in Ashington is set to be demolished and redeveloped. (Photo by Archive)

Date pencilled in for Wansbeck Square demolition

Fenham Hill level crossing. Picture: Network Rail

Walkers urged to heed level crossing safety advice

A section of the Small Talk Saves Lives campaign poster.

Samaritans campaign is coming to Morpeth Railway Station

A dogwalker dodged death by crossing a railway and forcing a train to make an emergency stop Picture: Network Rail / SWNS

Watch: Train slams on brakes to avoid dog-walker on level crossing

The Victorian rail network can't cope with such weather events. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: We need to invest to future proof our railways

Marcheys House (left) and North Seaton signal boxes will be removed. (Photo by Google)

Redundant signal boxes to be removed

A LNER train pulls into Morpeth. Picture by Geoff Stainthorpe.

Rail group voices fears over impact of potential cuts to services and investment

The essential works will be carried out between Christmas and New Year.

All of the train stations affected by Network Rail's Christmas works

Construction crews work to install the new road bridge at Newsham, Blyth as part of the Northumberland Line project. (Photo by Northumberland County Council)

Northumberland Line completion date unclear
The hotly-anticipated project to bring passenger rail back to south east Northumberland has been delayed, with no timescale on when the project will be completed.
James Robinson

New signs show railway users how to pay their fee.

Parking charges introduced at station car park

Alnmouth railway station.

More parking fees introduced to Alnmouth railway station

A new concrete barrier has been installed on Plessey Viaduct. (Photo by Network Rail)

Repairs to Plessey Viaduct completed

Network Rail work.

Rail passengers urged to check before travelling following dewirement

Drone images show the damage to the viaduct's parapet. (Photo by Network Rail)

Delay-causing repairs to railway viaduct will last until November

Some services are not stopping at Morpeth Railway Station, as well as the stations at Cramlington and Manors.

Rail disruption as repairs are required at Plessey Viaduct

Legendary Flying Scotsman crashes in station - two injured

Rail engineering works are scheduled. Picture: LNER

Rail passengers warned of disruption over four consecutive weekends

The vacant building, built between 1900 and 1910, will now be controversially demolished. (Photo by Google)

Calls for station building to be saved

A CCTV clip has shown the heart-stopping moment a woman has a near miss with a train on a level crossing

Woman just seconds away from being hit by train on level crossing

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