Alston

A Met Cam 101 DMU stands at Alston after arriving from Haltwhistle on a trip I made shortly before closure of the branch. See image 7147 to see the remarkable contrast to the same scene in 1952 although of course things have improved again with preservation.

Location: Alston

Original line: Alston Branch (Newcastle and Carlisle Railway)

Photographer: Mark Bartlett

Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett

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Date: 1976

Image number: 19590


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