• The Amble branch line was a 5.75-mile (9.25 km) branch railway line in Northumberland, England, that ran from Amble Junction north of Chevington on the...
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    Amble is a town on the North Sea coast of Northumberland, England, at the mouth of the River Coquet; Coquet Island is visible from its beaches and harbour...
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  • technical reasons. There were many lines connecting with collieries etc. branching off the ECML. These are generally not shown. Where dates for a railway...
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    Amble railway station was the terminus of the Amble branch line, which diverged from the East Coast Main Line at Chevington in Northumberland, Northern...
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    of the Alnwick branch line, which diverged from the East Coast Main Line at Alnmouth in Northumberland, Northern England. The branch fully opened on...
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    authorised to construct a line from Scotsgap to Ford on the Berwick to Kelso line. They also were permitted to build a short branch line to Cornhill. Due to...
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    single-track branch line, which linked Gosforth in Tyne and Wear with Ponteland in Northumberland. A 1+1⁄4-mile (2 km) sub-branch line also ran between...
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    Ashington, previously known as Hirst, is a railway station on the Northumberland Line which is due to reopen in December 2024. Trains will run between Newcastle...
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    1849, a branch line was opened to the port of Amble which diverged from the main line a mile north of Chevington though passenger services to Amble were...
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  • in Great Britain Beeching cuts Morrison, Brian (ed.). "The Meldon Quarry Branch". Modern Railways Pictorial, 1986. Ian Allan. p. 16. ISBN 0-7110-1510-4...
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    lane branching off the B1340 a short distance northeast of Christon Bank village. Newcastle architect Benjamin Green designed the stations on the line, with...
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    on a short branch line of about 5 miles (8 km) which linked the town of Amble with the East Coast Main Line near to Chevington. The line through the...
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  • tall signal box. This was a fairly substantial station having a waggonway branch, which ran from here up Slater's incline, to the Plashetts and Far Colliery...
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  • to Cornhill Branch which ran from Alnwick to Cornhill Junction on the Kelso line near Coldstream. Authorised in 1882 the Cornhill Branch was built to...
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    Northumberland Line, while later phases would have added additional stations and the infrastructure upgrades required elsewhere on the line to provide a...
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    located on the Wansbeck Railway, which diverged from the East Coast Main Line at Morpeth and joined the Border Counties Railway at Reedsmouth Junction...
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    authorised to construct a line from Scotsgap to Ford on the Berwick to Kelso line. They were also permitted to build a short branch line to Cornhill. Due to...
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    Railway, which ran between South Gosforth and Ponteland, with a sub-branch line to Darras Hall. It served Ponteland in Northumberland. The station was...
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    Rothbury Branch built to serve the local farming settlements. In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from Morpeth...
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    Gap and Cambo. It was located on the line between Morpeth and Reedsmouth, and was the junction for the branch line of the Northumberland Railway to Rothbury...
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    the end of the single-track Rothbury Branch that served the town of Rothbury. Rothbury was the terminus of the line with a turntable at the end of the track...
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  • authorised to construct a line from Scotsgap to Ford on the Berwick to Kelso line. They also were permitted to build a short branch line to Cornhill. Due to...
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    Northumberland on the Blyth Branch line in Northeast England. The Blyth, Seghill and Percy Main Railway opened the line to Blyth on 3 March 1847 and...
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    Blyth Bebside is a railway station on the Northumberland Line, which is due to reopen in 2025, and will run between Newcastle and Ashington. The station...
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    Company to build the line from Morpeth to Reedsmouth. Due to financial difficulties the line was built in stages. In 1862 the line from Morpeth to Scotsgap...
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    Warkworth, Northumberland, England, from 1847 to 1962 on the East Coast Main Line. The station was opened on 1 July 1847 by the York, Newcastle and Berwick...
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    and Newbrough in Northumberland between 1837 and 1967 on the Tyne Valley Line. The station opened in January 1837 by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway...
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    to Cornhill Branch which ran from Alnwick to Cornhill Junction on the Kelso line near Coldstream. Authorised in 1882 the Cornhill Branch was built to...
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    a closed stone built railway station situated on a single track branch railway line in Northumberland, England, that ran from Allendale through to Hexham...
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    Bethlehem Branch from Lansdale to Quakertown, Bethlehem, and Allentown. Restored service has been proposed, but is not planned by SEPTA. The line is currently...
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