Tyne Valley Line Rail Users Group

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18th April 2008. Some new articles have been placed in the library for your information.

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TVRUG member Robert Forsythe says he has used the 601 from the station once. It has a very confusing, hard to follow, irregular timetable. This caught him out. He thought he would be taken down Castle Road where he lives. Instead on leaving Castlefields the bus turned up the hill and he found himself in Bewick Grange........Read more here

Rolling Stock. March 2008. Many members have commented about the trains on the Tyne Valley Line. We all thought and hoped that the aged Pacers were on their way to retirement. At our AGM last November Northern were keen to tell us that 158s would be cascaded down and that we would see improvements. Some 158s have appeared, but unfortunately don't seem to have made their home here and the Pacers are back. What is going on? Our Chairman Malcolm Chainey tells you what he knows about the situation in the Chairman's Blog. Relevant documents can be found in our Library.

You can now change your personal details for our member database on line. This helps us keep in touch with you - particularly by email. Please do help us by keeping your details up to date. Many thanks.

Would you like to contribute to this site? Provide an article? Some pictures perhaps? If you think you can contribute please contact Steve Gibbon - many thanks.

Picture an inviting railway journey set in a wide wooded valley. Salmon and Trout jump from the water, as the train glides along the valley bottom, birds call from the trees and shooting stars fly across the black night sky. Nestling in the Tyne Valley valley is the delight that is one of the best railways journeys you can take.

Unfortunately this idyllic scene is sometimes shattered by over crowded trains, old rolling stock and problems that leave passengers frustrated, demoralised and occasionally hopping mad.

TVRUG exists to campaign not only for a better service on the Tyne Valley Railway Line but also to promote its use.

Members receive regular email updates on any topical issues as well as information about meetings and exhibitions that may be of interest.

Members are invited to keep the Secretary up to date with details of issues affecting their travel on the line. Both good and not so good experiences are welcomed. Various TVRUG members are in regular contact with staff at the Train Operating Company (TOC), Northern with whom we have a good relationship.