Date: 24/03/2013

A heritage railway development reaches a huge milestone later this month when trains will be up and running for the first time.
The Aln Valley Railway is hosting a series of special events over the Easter weekend at its Alnwick site and visitors will be treated to short journeys.
It will be the first time that trains carrying passengers have run in the town since the 1960s.

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The former terminus at Alnwick in 2004, some 35 years after closure of the branch from Alnmouth.
Location: Alnwick
Company: Alnwick Branch (York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway)
23/05/2004 John Furnevel

Photograph taken from a train passing south through Alnmouth station on 13 August 1960. Alnmouth was the junction for the Alnwick branch and possessed a 2-road locomotive shed (sub to 52D Tweedmouth - closed June 1966) standing in the centre background. The locomotive in the picture is Heaton based J39 0-6-0 no 64945.
Location: Alnmouth
Company: Newcastle and Berwick Railway
13/08/1960 Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)

Passenger entrance to the former Alnwick Station, now Barter Books bookshop, in March 2010..
Location: Alnwick
Company: Alnwick Branch (York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway)
22/03/2010 Alistair MacKenzie

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