Date: 31/10/2013

A heritage railway, which is more than 15 years in the making, was officially opened yesterday.
The Duke of Northumberland did the honours at the Aln Valley Railway^s Lionheart Station site in Alnwick.
The ambitious project is to reopen the branchline from Alnmouth to Alnwick in stages, with the aim of laying all of the rails by 2019.

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Freightliner 66617 brings a southbound cement train through Alnmouth station in May 2004.
Location: Alnmouth
Company: Newcastle and Berwick Railway
27/05/2004 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)

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

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