

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. |