Rejected petition Create a Northumberland Loop Line - Pegswood to Newcastle Upon Tyne via Blyth

Rejected on 5 October 2023

To research creation of a 'Northumberland Loop' using the existing rail route from Pegswood to Newcastle Upon Tyne via Bedlington, Bebside (for Blyth), Newsham, Seaton Delaval and Northumberland Park (majority (5 of 6 stations) on the soon to open Northumberland Line) for passenger services.

While the Northumberland Line is a very welcome reopening of a closed passenger route linking Ashington, Bedlington, Blyth and other communities to Newcastle Upon Tyne; the 'Northumberland Loop' could add rail connectivity to North Northumberland & into Scotland at low cost & quick implementation. If long distance services run via this route other cities in UK (such as York & London) could be connected to this area helping drive economic growth in one of UK's most economically deprived regions.

Why was this petition rejected?

It requests action at a local level.

We can’t accept petitions that request action at a local level.
 
You could ask your MP to take action on your concerns about this issue, including by asking them to present a public (paper) petition about this.
 
You can find contact details for your local MP here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP
 
And you can find out how to ask your MP to present a public (paper) petition here: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/sign-a-petition/paper-petitions/
 
You could also raise this issue with the Government department responsible for transport. You can find contact details for the Department for Transport here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.