Date: 02/05/2016

A SERIES of events is being planned to mark the 40th anniversary of the last train running between Alston and Haltwhistle. [From Mark Bartlett]

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A DMU from Halwhistle stands at the Alston terminus on 27 March 1976. Two cars would normally have sufficed for the traffic to and from Alston but, so close to closure of the branch, the authorities were presumably expecting increased loadings due to enthusiasts paying their last respects.
Location: Alston
Company: Alston Branch (Newcastle and Carlisle Railway)
27/03/1976 Bill Jamieson

Taken as a direct Then and Now comparison to a photograph I took at Alston in 1976 [see image 19590] this picture shows resident 0-4-0T Thomas Edmondson. The steam loco is running round prior to taking a South Tynedale Railway train northwards along the old branch.
Location: Alston
Company: Alston Branch (Newcastle and Carlisle Railway)
08/06/2013 Mark Bartlett