Date: 12/06/2014

A blossoming heritage railway in Northumberland has launched a £ 1.88m fundraising drive to allow it to reach its destination.
The Aln Valley Railway provided a link between Alnwick and Alnmouth up until 1968.
For almost 20 years, volunteers worked towards the reopening of the railway.
In October last year, their blossoming project was officially opened by its patron the Duke of Northumberland.
Now, railway bosses have launched the Let^s Get to Alnmouth appeal, which aims to raise the money needed to allow track to be laid all the way to the village^s mainline station.

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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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