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Good news as steam railway tourist got another cash boost to help it recover from the Covid pandemic.
(Permalink) Alston COVID-19  Alston: 'Barber', an 0-6-0ST built by Greens of Leeds (441/1908), photographed at Alston on the South Tynedale Railway on 22 July 2017. Note the new station roof, bought with the help of National Lotte ... |
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A steam railway tourist attraction based in Alston has received a grant to help keep it going during the pandemic.
(Permalink) Alston South Tynedale Railway Alston: 'Barber', an 0-6-0ST built by Greens of Leeds (441/1908), photographed at Alston on the South Tynedale Railway on 22 July 2017. Note the new station roof, bought with the help of National Lotte ... |
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Trains have returned to a section of England's highest railway line for the first time in more than 40 years.
South Tynedale Railway, a narrow gauge line in the Pennines, is built on the track bed of the Alston Line which closed in 1976. Operated by a preservation society, it runs steam trains between Alston in Cumbria and Lintley in Northumberland. In what has been described as a 'milestone' it now runs to Slaggyford, further up the Tyne Valley. (Permalink) Alston Lintley Slaggyford South Tynedale Railway Alston: 'Barber', an 0-6-0ST built by Greens of Leeds (441/1908), photographed at Alston on the South Tynedale Railway on 22 July 2017. Note the new station roof, bought with the help of National Lotte ...  Haltwhistle: Ivatt 2-6-0 no 43121 occupies the Alston branch platform at Haltwhistle on 26 March 1967 as it prepares to take the BLS/SLS Scottish Rambler No 6 on a return trip tover the branch.  Alston: Branch train from Hatwhistle at Alston station in June 1952. |
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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. (Permalink) Alston Lintley Slaggyford South Tynedale Railway  Alston: Approaching Alston station in November 2010, with the spire of St Augustine's church towering above the station building.  Slaggyford: 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 ... Alston: Branch train from Hatwhistle at Alston station in June 1952. |
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