Alnwick branch line

The Alnwick branch line is a partly closed railway line in Northumberland, northern England. A heritage railway currently operates a mile of the line, which originally ran from Alnmouth railway station, on the East Coast Main Line, to the town of Alnwick, a distance of 2+34 miles (4.4 km).

Alnwick Branch Line
Overview
LocaleNorthumberland
North east England
History
Opened1850
SuccessorNorth Eastern Railway
Closed1968
Technical
Line length2+34 miles (4.4 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

Alnwick
Bridge Street
road overbridge
A1068
Railway overbridge
(demolished)
A1
Alnwick Bypass
disrupts railway formation
Alnwick Lionheart
Bridge 6
farm access crossing
Cawledge Viaduct
over Cawledge Burn
Greenrigg Halt
Edenhill Bridge
road overbridge
Alnmouth
East Coast Main Line

It opened on 5 August 1850 to both freight and passenger traffic. Passenger operations included direct Newcastle to Alnwick services, as well as regular shuttle runs between Alnmouth and Alnwick. As late as 1966, some of the Alnmouth to Alnwick shuttles were still operated by steam locomotives.

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