About Northumberland Line
As you may be aware from announcements in the local press, The Northumberland Line is the project name for the reintroduction of rail passenger services between Ashington and Northumberland Park, which has been an aspiration of Northumberland County Council for many years. The line will include six new rail stations at Ashington, Blyth Bebside, Bedlington, Newsham, Seaton Delaval and Northumberland Park, with journeys between Newcastle and Ashington taking around 30 minutes.
The Competition
As the future users of the Northumberland Line the Local Authority would like to engage young people in the project and will be creating opportunities in 2021 to work with schools on rail safety, construction, planning and design as the scheme progresses. To mark the start of the public consultation, children who attend schools in South East Northumberland and who are near to the new station locations are being encouraged to enter a competition. Due to covid restrictions this can be completed in their own time at home!
How to enter
Years 5 and 6
Pupils are to design either a train for the future or a logo for the Northumberland Line.
Years 7 and 8
Pupils are to submit a piece of writing to tell the Local Authority what the Northumberland Line will mean for you in no more than 200 words.
Email your entries to: rail@northumberland.gov.uk before Friday 18 December.
You must include your full name, class and the school name when submitting your entries/drawings. Completed entries would be shared on the Northumberland County Council website and used on future publicity for the Northumberland Line project. Any names of pupils would not be shared online without prior consent.
Entries will be put into a prize draw and a £20 voucher will be awarded to one pupil from each participating school and a £250 prize will be awarded to the school and SEND school with the winning entry in each category.
Northumberland Line Consultation
Consultation on the Northumberland Line rail scheme is now OPEN until 14 December 2020. Have your say at: