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Navigation of the New Northumberland Line

The Blyth and Tyne Railway opened in the 1850s. The line originally had 19 stations on it and during the 1960s the Beeching Axe (courtesy of Ernest Marples).
At the bottom of this is the lines history (From Wikipedia)

The new (red) and reopened stations will be Northumberland Park (NE) (opening TBA), Seaton Delaval (June 2024), Newsham (June 2024), Blyth Bebside (opening TBA), Bedlington (opening TBA), Ashington (June 2024). Technically they are all new stations as they are not opening on the original site.
It will be an early start and I would want to be on the 07:00 from Kings Cross (or 07:30) arriving in to Newcastle at 09:54 (or 10:41). Below is a timetable graph of the train between 10:00 and 15:00 *. The initial intension is to get the first train after I arrive to Newsham then catch a return train to Seaton Delaval. At both stations I want to take some photos of the trains, station and, if possible, see if there is anything left of the old stations.
From Seaton Delaval head back up the line to Ashington and do the same there.
Of course I need to fit in lunch as some point (Wetherspoons is only a 6 minute walk from Ashington station). The line will operate a train every 30 minutes. The journey is about 35 minutes from Newcastle to Ashington (if it stops at Manors but 33 minutes if it does not call there).
Mileages:
Newcastle (0m 00ch), Manors (0m 46ch), Northumberland Par (NE) (6m 34ch), Seaton Delaval (9m 59ch), Newsham (12m 29ch), Blyth Bebside (14m 37ch), Bedlington (15m 53ch), Ashington (18m 50ch).
Returning to London
The journey to London is most three hours so departing at about 16:00 will get me back in to London about 19:00. and about hour after that through my front door - trains permitting.
* The times are taken from Real Time Trains on 04/04/2024 for Saturday 22nd June 2024. These trains currently all (Q) - Runs as required. I suspect this is the probable timetable for the line.

The website for the line is here > The Northumberland Line.

Newcastle to Morpeth

• (Newcastle upon Tyne Central)
• (Manors North)
• New Bridge Street; opened as terminus 27 June 1864, and at first simply known as "Newcastle"; popularly known as "the station in the Manors" in the early years; from 1850 when the Manors station of the YN&BR was opened, this station began to be known as the Carliol Square station"; closed 1 January 1909, when trains ran through to Central;
• Jesmond; opened 27 June 1864; closed 23 January 1978;
• West Jesmond; opened 1 December 1900; closed 23 January 1978
• Moor Edge: opened ; opened 1 May 1872; closed in 1882
• Gosforth; opened 27 June 1864; renamed South Gosforth 1905; closed 23 January 1978;
• Longbenton; opened 14 July 1947; closed 23 January 1978;
• Benton; opened 27 June 1864; may have been named Longbenton; replaced by a new Benton some distance to the east; closed 23 January 1978;
• Forest Hall: opened 27 June 1864; closed 1 March 1871; an NER station ex Benton adopted this name later;
• Benton Square; opened 1 July 1909; closed 20 September 1915;
• Hotspur; opened 27 June 1864; renamed Backworth 1865; closed 13 June 1977;
• Holywell; opened 28 August 1841; renamed Backworth 1860; closed 27 June 1864;
• Seghill; opened 28 August 1841; closed 2 November 1964;
• Seaton Delaval Colliery; opened 3 March 1847; renamed Seaton Delaval 1864; closed 2 November 1964;
• Hartley Pit; opened 3 March 1847; renamed Hartley; resited to the north 1851; closed 2 November 1964;
• Newsham; opened 1850; closed 2 November 1964;
• Cowpen Lane; opened 3 August 1850; renamed Bebside 1860; closed 2 November 1964;
• Bedlington; opened 3 August 1850; closed 2 November 1964;
• Choppington; opened 1 April 1858; closed 3 April 1950;
• Hepscott; opened 1 April 1858; closed 3 April 1950;
• Morpeth; opened 1 April 1858; closed 24 May 1880 when trains transferred to NER station.

Hotspur to Tynemouth (first line)

• Hotspur (above);
• West Monkseaton; opened 20 March 1933; closed 10 September 1979;
• Whitley; opened 1 April 1861; relocated 27 June 1864; renamed Monkseaton and again relocated on new line 1882 (below);
• Cullercoats; opened 27 June 1864; relocated on new line 3 July 1882 (below);
• Tynemouth; opened 1 April 1864; relocated 27 June 1864; renamed North Shields 1865 when new terminus opened; replaced by station on new line 3 July 1882 (below).

Whitley Bay new line (NER)

• Monkseaton; opened 3 July 1882; closed 10 September 1979;
• Whitley; opened 3 July 1882; renamed Whitley Bay 1899; closed 10 September 1979;
• Cullercoats; opened 3 July 1882; closed 10 September 1979;
• Tynemouth; through station, opened 3 July 1882; closed from the Monkseaton direction 10 September 1979, and from Wallsend direction 11 August 1980.

Hartley to Monkseaton

• Hartley (above);
• Dairy House; opened 1 April 1861; renamed The Avenue later in 1861; closed 27 June 1864; summer Sundays usage shown in timetables in 1872 and 1874;
• Monkseaton (above).

Blyth branch

• Blyth; opened 3 March 1847; relocated 1867; closed 2 November 1964;
• Newsham (above).

Newbiggin branch

• Newbiggin-by-the-Sea; opened 2 November 1859; closed 2 November 1964;
• Hirst; opened June 1878; renamed Ashington 1889; closed 2 November 1964;
• North Seaton; opened 2 November 1859; closed 2 November 1964;
• Bedlington (above).

A Few Stats:
Miles coverable: see above.
Number of Moves: Depends on if I hop on and off at the stations
Possible Haulage: 80x, 156, 377, 700