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Blyth and Tyne Railway

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ABTRA - The Ashington, Blyth and Tyne Railway Association - About Us Film July 2017

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37420 and 56130 at Newsham on the Blyth and Tyne

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Hartley Level Crossing - Blyth and Tyne Railway

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Engineering Trains on the Blyth and Tyne during Storm Alex

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a day on the blyth and tyne railway

The Blyth and Tyne Railway was a railway company in Northumberland, England. It was incorporated in 1853 to unify several private railways and waggonways that were concerned with bringing coal from the Northumberland coalfield to Blyth and to the River Tyne. Over the years it expanded its network to include Ashington, Morpeth and Tynemouth. As coal output increased the company became very prosperous in hauling the mineral to quays for export, and in addition a residential passenger service based on Newcastle built up.
  • Before the Blyth and Tyne Railway 

  • The Blyth and Tyne Junction Railway 

  • North British Railway 

  • Electrification 

  • Collywell Bay line 

  • After 1923 

  • Tyne and Wear Metro 

  • 1990-2009: Early proposals 

  • 2013-2017: Initial plans and the Ashington, Blyth & Tyne Line project 

  • 2019-present: Revised plans and the Northumberland Line project