Date: 04/02/2014

A steam railway line on the border of Northumberland and Cumbria has received a £4m boost to extend tracks and run environmentally-friendly trains.
South Tynedale Railway (STR) will spend the money extending the line 1.5 miles (2.4km) from Lintley to Slaggyford.

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Steam railway line boosted by £4m

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A steam railway line on the Northumberland and Cumbria coast gets a £4m boost to extend its tracks and buy green-friendly trains.

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The surviving station building at Slaggyford in August 2012, more than 35 years after closure by BR. An extension of the current narrow gauge line from Alston to here is currently being progressed by the South Tynedale Railway.
Location: Slaggyford
Company: Alston Branch (Newcastle and Carlisle Railway)
15/08/2012 Brian Smith

Branch train from Hatwhistle at Alston station in June 1952.
Location: Alston
Company: Alston Branch (Newcastle and Carlisle Railway)
25/06/1952 G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow

Approaching Alston station in November 2010, with the spire of St Augustine's church towering above the station building.
Location: Alston
Company: Alston Branch (Newcastle and Carlisle Railway)
01/11/2010 John Furnevel

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