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about the Haltwhistle to Alston branch line and other lines |
Welcome to the History Pages Section
This is the history pages section of the South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society (abbreviated to S.T.R.P.S.) internet site. Here you can find pages relating to the history of the Haltwhistle to Alston standard gauge branch line and the South Tynedale Railway narrow gauge line.
The following pages are now available:-
- A Brief History of the Alston Branch.
This is a short history about the Haltwhistle to Alston branch line in standard gauge days (from 1840 to 1976). - A Brief History of the South Tynedale Railway.
This is a short account of the development of the current narrow gauge line (from 1976 to present day). - A Brief History of the South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society
- The early years, from 1976 to 1984.
This is a short history of the S.T.R.P.S. during the above years, between the closure of the Haltwhistle to Alston branch as a standard gauge line and the reopening of the first part of line between Alston and Gilderdale as a 2 foot narrow gauge railway. Written by Kathy Aveyard and Steven Dyke. - 150 Years of Alstons Railway.
A historical account of the 150 years of the Haltwhistle to Alston branch line, from planning to building and to closure and reopening part of line from Alston to Kirkhaugh as a narrow gauge railway. The text has been compiled from the brochure entitled 150 Years of Alstons Railway, which was produced by the South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society in 2002. - Railways and Places to visit in the South Tynedale area
- A historical review.
The information shown on this page has been compiled from the book entitled Haltwhistle, Haydon Bridge & South Tynedale by Frank Graham, published in 1977. It describes some of the places along the Alston branch line and brief details of other local railways and wagonways in the area. - South Tynedale Travel Railtours
- A historical review.
Between the late 1970s and 1990 the South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society operated many special charter trains to various destinations in Scotland, Northern England, Wales and to London to raise funds towards the operation of the South Tynedale Railway at Alston. This page gives a brief account and listings of these rail excursions. - The Alston Branch
- A short account of the early history of the railways serving Alston Moor.
This eight page booklet was written by Society member, Thomas M. Bell for the South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society and published in July 1979 by the Alston Moor Historical Society. It contains a detailed account of the route and plans that were drawn up by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company and the Wear Valley Extension Railway between Haltwhistle and Alston or Nenthead and prospects for connecting the line up with the Stanhope and Tyne Railway company lines around Stanhope, which was never actually built. - Viaducts along the Alston Branch.
Details of the viaducts which were built on the Haltwhistle to Alston branch line to carry the railway over the River South Tyne and its tributories.
More pages will be added to this section in the near future.
Histories of other Narrow Gauge Lines:-
Histories of other narrow gauge lines are also available on this internet site as follows:-
- Harrogate Gas Works Railway.
A description of the history of the Harrogate Gas Works Railway - including the locomotives, rolling stock and operation. Reproduced from an article published in The Railway Magazine issue No. 350, dated August 1926 by Rev E. J. Robinson, M.A..
More pages will be added to this section in the near future.
please contact:-
THE SOUTH TYNEDALE RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY,
The Railway Station, Alston, Cumbria, CA9 3JB.
Telephone 01434 381696. Talking timetable - Telephone 01434 382828.
Registered Charity No. 514939.
E-mail enquiries - please click on links below:
South Tynedale Railway information - Send e-mail
to South Tynedale Railway
STRPS membership information only - Send
e-mail to Kathy Aveyard
Tynedalesman information only -
Send e-mail to Liesel Metz
This page was last updated on 14th August 2005 by Daniel McIntyre.
© Daniel McIntyre and the South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society 2005.