Ancestral Locations
Railway Heritage
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 The original station house at Alston, which was at the end of a branch line from the main Newcastle to Carlisle line at Haltwhistle. |  Alston Station is the headquarters of the railway and contains a cafe and gift shop. |  The branch line was closed in 1976 and the South Tynedale Railway took a lease on the first length of the trackbed in1980. Narrow gauge track was laid and operations commenced in 1983. |
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 Rolling stock for passengers is a mixture of open-sided carriages and saloons, many of which are ex-Viennese tram carriages. |  Train awaiting departure for Slaggyford. |  Locomotives are a mixture of diesel, steam and battery powered. Here battery powered No. 22, Newcastle, awaits departure from Alston. This locomotive was purchased from Transport For London and converted from standard gauge. |
 The line follows the course of the South Tyne River through picturesque country. |  Kirkhaugh is approximately halfway between Alston and Slaggyford and is the first of two halts on the line. |  Lintley Halt is close to the site of a coal loading operation from a nearby mine which provided traffic for the original branch line. |
 The halt is situated in a very rural area. |  Slaggyford is currently the end of the line with facilities for passengers whilst the engine runs around its train. |  |
 These wooden station buildings have been restored to a high standard. |  This signal box controls the points and signals around Slaggyford Station as well as the level crossing gates where the railway crosses a minor road. |  The battery powered engine Newcastle running round its train at Slaggyford. |
 This is the original station building at Slaggyford. It is now in private hands. |  In the shed at Alston, this engine has been converted to run on waste wood briquettes. |  A saddle tank engine originally built for industrial use. |