Benton North West Curve
The ABT line joins the East Coast Main Line via the Benton South East Curve.
Infilling and development of the Benton South West Curve was blocked and subsequently purchased by Newcastle Airport as a Metro ECML freight link.
Currently, the Benton North West Curve is under threat as Nexus have removed the siding. The adjacent Benton Triangle, which Nexus own, has been included in the North Tyneside Local Plan Consultation Draft as a site for residential development.
Future generations will have no chance of creating an ABT / Morpeth / Benton circuit using integrated technology if this development takes place.
See Map 14 on page 16 of the Potential Sites Background Paper of the Draft Plan.
All comments need to be submitted to North Tyneside Council by 6th Jan 2014.
The ABT line joins the East Coast Main Line via the Benton South East Curve.
Infilling and development of the Benton South West Curve was blocked and subsequently purchased by Newcastle Airport as a Metro ECML freight link.
Currently, the Benton North West Curve is under threat as Nexus have removed the siding. The adjacent Benton Triangle, which Nexus own, has been included in the North Tyneside Local Plan Consultation Draft as a site for residential development.
Future generations will have no chance of creating an ABT / Morpeth / Benton circuit using integrated technology if this development takes place.
See Map 14 on page 16 of the Potential Sites Background Paper of the Draft Plan.
All comments need to be submitted to North Tyneside Council by 6th Jan 2014.