Will this change your experience of public transport in Northumbria? bdaily.co.uk/articles/2025/…? I am very pleased about the Northumberland line but sad that so far not a single train goes west of Newcastle station. Kim McGuinness

For Friday afternoon in Haltwhistle. A Cello performance by Riccardo Pes. For #SycamoreGap x.com/TVCRP/status/1…

I am hopeful that this link provides live commentary of Paris Roubaix today. racecenter.paris-roubaix.fr/en/ There is also The Boat Race.

I shall be tackling #Trainspotting with a focus along the Newcastle Carlisle from 1858 until today. Next Wednesday 23rd April 1.30pm in the Old Booking Hall at #Haltwhistle #Railway station. Please book as per the poster.

This is a happy story bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cx…

A long but very worthwhile project

A joy especially for Fiona M Forsythe x.com/BBCArchive/sta…

So thrilled that the launch of #CommunityRailWeek took place at #Haltwhistle's refurbished station and in sun.

1964 in the Bavarian Alps, a German Railways DB perspective map leaflet for the DRG Class ET 91 Gläserner Zug (Glass Train) is on ebay in robertatforsythe sales. #ephermeraforsale #mapmonday #bavarianalps #Glasstrain #gläsernerzug ebay.co.uk/itm/2771420495…

Quite a bit to absorb Kim McGuinness bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

To get a hint of the attractive Cruising brochures I am offering check out ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_dk…

Always worth listening to Bryan and Tommy.

Taken from the overbridge at Ashington Station during this morning's festivities. As the specially liveried #NorthumberlandLine 158 was unveiled and named The Northumbrian. Incidentally as I took the photo I was just feet away from an excellent corned beef pie outlet 26 June 2025

This is fun. There are some locos under 1,000 Euro and plenty for more. lgb.com/products/gauge… I have nothing #LGB save for paperwork and I have just added librarything.com/work/34425170/… from the days of mono. #Gardenrail

This link will interest those wishing to know more The Forsythe Collection at The Railway Museum in York collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co8177…

I warm to this story. Building tunnels ought to be the UK answer to so many things. Bingley, Team Valley, places we have decimated with road systems when there were hills to tunnel! I draw the line as Boris tried not to at The North Channel. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

#HS2 Interesting read. I have always thought they should have started at Glasgow and worked south. That way the pressure to actually complete the thing would have grown and grown. The old Great Central should have been used like Catesby Tunnel bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

You may find this interesting. Is it a call for the Region to run a full network? Does'nt SWESTRANS do this? Or is that being set aside? Are there critical voices at council? dgwgo.com/dumfries-gallo…

At the opposite end of my personal geographical spectrum edp24.co.uk/news/25382922.…

This is a piece of good news to which we wish all the best Borders Railway #Hawick news.railbusinessdaily.com/turner-townsen…