{"id":31852,"date":"2021-11-23T18:01:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T18:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31852"},"modified":"2021-11-23T18:01:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T18:01:39","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-inquiry-on-northumberland-line-linking-newcastle-and-ashington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31852","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Inquiry on Northumberland line linking Newcastle and Ashington"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-25617\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/railway_Open_Government_Licence_v3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/>Travel chiefs are preparing for a four-week public inquiry into plans for the Northumberland Line rail project between Newcastle and Ashington, reports <em>Chronicle Live.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: for illustration purposes only &#8211; Open Government Licence v3.0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8230;permission has already been granted for new stations serving the line, which was shut to everything except freight traffic in the Beeching cuts&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>Chronicle Live<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>The arguments for and against the Northumberland Line rail project are due to be heard at a public inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>A Government-appointed inspector is scheduled to spend the rest of November hearing evidence on the proposed link between Newcastle and Ashington.<\/p>\n<p>And it is hoped once completed it will pave the way for passenger services to begin running on the route for the first time since 1964\u2026..<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Department for Transport allocated \u00a334m to restarting regular commuter services on what was once the Ashington, Blyth and Tyne Line.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next four weeks, Northumberland families, county councillors and businesses will have the opportunity to speak to the inquiry\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>Planning permission has already been granted for new stations serving the line, which was shut to everything except freight traffic in the Beeching cuts of the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/news\/north-east-news\/public-inquiry-start-northumberland-line-22101322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel chiefs are preparing for a four-week public inquiry into plans for the Northumberland Line rail project between Newcastle and Ashington, reports Chronicle Live. image: for illustration purposes only &#8211; Open Government Licence v3.0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31852"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31853,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31852\/revisions\/31853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}