Locomotive 'Cumbria'. The South Tynedale Railway, Alston, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
The South Tynedale Railway is a preserved, 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge heritage railway in England and is England's highest narrow gauge railway. The route runs from Alston in Cumbria to Lintley in Northumberland via the South Tyne, Gilderdale and Whitley Viaducts. The railway is operated by a charity, The South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society, which was registered in 1983. Passenger trains operate on the railway Spring through to Autumn and attract 40,000 people to the district every year. Information about exact dates are on the railway's web site At Alston station there is a cafe and gift shop both operated by the railway company. Free car and coach parking is available adjacent to the station which is located about 1⁄4 mile ( km) north of the town on Hexham road. The present line is now currently more than 3 1⁄2 miles ( km) in length and there are plans to extend the line by a further 1 1⁄4 miles ( km) to Slaggyford. The STR is built on the southern end of the track bed of the disused 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Haltwhistle to Alston Branch Line, which formerly connected with the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway at Haltwhistle. The popular South Tyne Trail shares the trackbed with the railway, fenced off for safety. It is a walking and cycle trail that provides a cut-off for part of its length for the Pennine Way national trail. The standard gauge branch line was closed down by British Rail on 1 May 1976 and the track bed is mostly intact. Exceptions: at Lambley where the station house and garden are in private ownership: near Haltwhistle where construction of the A69 Haltwhistle by-pass road severed the trackbed on the bypass itself and on an adjoining secondary road. The Society has in its principal aims a hope to completely reopen a branch line railway to Haltwhistle. Locomotive 'Cumbria' was built by Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds in 1967, works no. 6646 with a tractive effort 60 from a
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Location: The South Tynedale Railway, Alston, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
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Keywords: cumbria, engine, locomotive, railway, south, tynedale
