An Extreme Day Out – Bedlington And Northumberland Park Stations
This OpenRailwayMap shows the Northumberland Line and the Eastern part of the Newcastle Metro.
Note.
- The yellow track is the Northumberland Line.
- It terminates in the North at Ashington in the top-left corner of the map.
- Bebington station is indicated by the blue arrow.
- It terminates in the South at Newcastle station.
- The green track is the Newcastle Metro.
- There is now an interchange between the two lines at Northumberland Park station.
In the following sections, I’ll describe my trip.
King’s Cross And Newcastle Return or £66.35
I bought my two long distance tickets on a walk-up basis at King’s Cross and Newcastle stations from the machines.
- I traveled North on a Lumo service to Glasgow for £27.20.
- I did indulge myself with a tea for £2.60.
- I traveled South on an LNER service for £36.55.
- One of the reasons, I buy tickets on a walk-up basis, is that with my uncomplicated pancolonic diverticular disease, I might decide to cancel at the last minute, so it avoids the hassle of getting refunds.
Both services were within a few minutes of the timetable, although LNER had said they would be late, due to signalling problems.
My Route In Northumberland For £2.60
I bought a return ticket at Newcastle station for Ashington, which is the current terminus of the Northumberland Line.
- I actually didn’t go past Bedlington station, where I turned round and had a drink.
- As there are two trains per hour on the Northumberland Line, waits are not generally not too long.
- I only came back as far as Northumberland Park, where I swapped to the Metro for Newcastle station.
If I had had more time, I would have stopped at Seaton Delaval station to have a gluten-free dinner, which I wrote about in Seaton Delaval Station – 30th March 2025.
From Newcastle to Bedlington Station
I took these pictures going to Bedlington station.
I would have taken more pictures, but the train was rather full.
Bedlington Station And Bedlington
I took these pictures at and around Bedlington station.
Note.
Although it is a completely rebuilt station, it has a level crossing.
But is the signal box keeping a watchful eye over trains and the road?
Bedlington station appears to be step-free using ramps and the level crossing.
Just to the North of the station, the tracks split to Ashington and Morpeth.
H2DO Launches Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Study In Dutch North Sea
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.
This is the sub-heading.
Hydrogen of Dutch Origin (H2DO) and its partners have launched a feasibility and concept study for a 30–50 MW offshore green hydrogen project linked to offshore wind generation in the Dutch North Sea.
These two paragraphs add more details.
The project will examine the development of an offshore hydrogen production installation designed to convert electricity generated by offshore wind farms into hydrogen at sea and transport it to shore via pipeline infrastructure.
The study follows H2DO securing support in 2025 under the Dutch government’s Topsector Energie (TSE) programme, which funds energy innovation and green industrial development projects in the Netherlands.
I am sure this is a good way to develop hydrogen production.
I can envisage a time, when hydrogen is needed close to a windy coast, where a standard platform with a large wind turbine on top is erected in a suitable place and a pipe is run to the shore.
- The largest wind turbine is currently 26 MW.
- There are electrolysers, that can use sea water.
- I also suspect that a lot of gas technology can be repurposed to bring hydrogen ashore.
I certainly wish H2DO best of luck in their venture and I’ll be watching their progress.
LEON Are In World Cup Mood
I took these pictures in LEON on Moorgate, this morning.
I won’t be eating one as it contains coconut, which is something, that I don’t like.
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