Date: 07/10/2021

THE historic Newcastle to Carlisle railway line hadnt seen anything like it for more than 140 years. Civic leaders, well-wishers, employees and enthusiasts turned out in their hundreds to clap and cheer when Wetheral Station was re-opened in October 1981.In 1838 their forbears did very much the same thing when the whole line across the North of England was opened for the first time.And back in 1981, at Wetherals historic event it was local parish council chairman, Mr Barry Earp, who harked back to the early days and compared the past with the present.Sadly in 1967 Wetheral Station became another railway casualty and had to be closed.But a 12 year campaign led the the great re-opening of the station in 1981.

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A rainy day at Wetheral on 12 May 2006 looking west towards Carlisle. The 1836 station, closed in 1967 and reopened in 1981 as an unstaffed halt, also serves the nearby village of Great Corby, which stands to the east, separated from Wetheral by the valley of the River Eden. The canopy on the right gives access to the walkway along the north side of Wetheral Viaduct which provides a pedestrian link between Great Corby and the station. See image [[32749]]
Location: Wetheral
Company: Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
12/05/2006 John Furnevel

A Carlisle to Newcastle Pacer calls at Wetheral on 21 January 2017.
Location: Wetheral
Company: Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
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