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The picturesque railway bridges on this page are at risk of being filled in with thousands of tons of unsightly concrete or demolished amid health and safety concerns from road bosses.
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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. (Permalink) Aln Valley Railway Alnmouth Alnwick  Alnmouth: Freightliner 66617 brings a southbound cement train through Alnmouth station in May 2004.  Alnwick: The former terminus at Alnwick in 2004, some 35 years after closure of the branch from Alnmouth.  Alnmouth: 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 - ... |
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The Aln Valley Railway has won a national award from the Heritage Railway Association.
The railway, which aims to reopen the link between Alnmouth and Alnwick, has taken the accolade in the Small Groups section. Work started at the Lionheart Station site, on the outskirts of the town, in spring 2012 and the award recognises the significant achievements made in the last 12 months. (Permalink) Aln Valley Railway Alnmouth Alnwick  Alnmouth: An up ECML express runs south through Alnmouth station during refurbishment works in May 2004. Alnmouth: 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 - ... |
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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. (Permalink) Aln Valley Railway Alnmouth Alnwick Alnwick Lionheart Alnmouth: Freightliner 66617 brings a southbound cement train through Alnmouth station in May 2004. Alnwick: The former terminus at Alnwick in 2004, some 35 years after closure of the branch from Alnmouth. Alnmouth: 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 - ... |
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A poignant act of remembrance was held at a heritage railway development in honour of three soldiers killed in an Afghanistan roadside bomb attack.
Over the Bank Holiday weekend at the Aln Valley Railway's Alnwick Lionheart site, a locomotive named Penicuik was decorated with a wreath, flags and poppies, donated by the Alnmouth and Alnwick branch of the Royal British Legion. (Permalink) Aln Valley Railway Alnmouth Alnwick Alnwick Lionheart Penicuik |
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More than 1,000 people visited a major heritage railway development over the Easter weekend, as the attraction hosted its first train rides.
Visitors to the Aln Valley Railway (AVR) were treated to short trips at the Alnwick site, with an engineer's track inspection vehicle taking passengers on a half-mile round journey. The milestone was an historic moment for the AVR, which is aiming to reopen the majority of the branchline from Alnmouth to the town. It was also the first time that trains carrying passengers have run in Alnwick since the 1960s (Permalink) Aln Valley Railway Alnmouth Alnwick Alnwick Lionheart  Alnwick: Passenger entrance to the former Alnwick Station, now Barter Books bookshop, in March 2010.. Alnwick: The former terminus at Alnwick in 2004, some 35 years after closure of the branch from Alnmouth. Alnmouth: 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 - ...  |
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A heritage railway development reaches a huge milestone later this month when trains will be up and running for the first time.
The Aln Valley Railway is hosting a series of special events over the Easter weekend at its Alnwick site and visitors will be treated to short journeys. It will be the first time that trains carrying passengers have run in the town since the 1960s. (Permalink) Aln Valley Railway Alnmouth Alnwick Alnwick Lionheart Alnwick: Passenger entrance to the former Alnwick Station, now Barter Books bookshop, in March 2010.. Alnwick: The former terminus at Alnwick in 2004, some 35 years after closure of the branch from Alnmouth. Alnmouth: 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 - ... |
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The first length of track has been laid on an ambitious heritage railway development.
And a delighted representative from the Aln Valley Railway scheme has told the Gazette: 'It is something that we have been looking forward to for a very long time.' Dreams of reopening the branch-line from Alnmouth to Alnwick reached an important milestone earlier this year when a lease was signed between the Aln Valley Railway Trust and Northumberland Estates. Since then, it has been full steam ahead with the project. (Permalink) Aln Valley Railway Alnmouth Alnwick Alnwick Lionheart Alnmouth: Freightliner 66617 brings a southbound cement train through Alnmouth station in May 2004. Alnwick: The former terminus at Alnwick in 2004, some 35 years after closure of the branch from Alnmouth. Alnmouth: 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 - ... |
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Work on a major historic railway scheme is on the right track, with hopes that the first phase will be completed in July.
The Aln Valley Railway (AVR) project aims to rebuild the Alnmouth to Alnwick branchline. It is now full steam ahead after a lease was signed between Northumberland Estates and the Aln Valley Railway Society earlier this year. (Permalink) Aln Valley Railway Alnmouth Alnwick Alnwick Lionheart Alnmouth: An up ECML express runs south through Alnmouth station during refurbishment works in May 2004. Alnmouth: 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 - ... |
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