| Railway |
1914-02-14 |
(HH) Alterations were in progress at Bellingham station to turn the general waiting room into office space. |
| Railway |
1914-04-04 |
(HH) Big coal strike. |
| Railway |
1914-04-18 |
(HH) Crash of the Flying Scotsman. |
| Railway |
1914-08-29 |
A plate costing about ?600 was given to William Henry Charlton of Hesleyside ?a few months ago? for ?carrying out a railway through the Border County and for the esteem entertained towards him as a landlord and a gentlemen? referring to the Hexham Courant 31st August 1864. |
| Railway |
1919-03-15 |
Article (50 years ago) on the opening of the Allendale Railway. |
| Railway |
1920-08-14 |
Proposed Hexhamshire Railway: Rothbury - Hedgeley - Darras Hall - Chollerton. Compare 04/09/1920, 02/10/1920, 16/10/1920. |
| Railway |
1926-09-11 |
Riccarton Junction is the loneliest village. |
| Railway |
1930-09-27 |
The last passenger train ran on Sunday night of 21st September on the Allendale railway line, which had opened in August 1867. |
| Railway |
1932-04-23 |
Mr. Robert Milligan, stationmaster at Barrasford for more than 33 years, is retiring on a pension. He is 62 years of age and is a native of Bewcastle, spending all of his working life on the railway. |
| Railway |
1932-05-14 |
Railway excursion to Allendale advertised for Whit Monday on 16th May. |
| Railway |
1932-08-20 |
There was a proposal to close for passenger purposes all stations between Hexham and Carlisle on economic grounds. |
| Railway |
1932-09-24 |
LNER put on a special observation train, travelling at reduced speed and taking in Rothbury, Woodburn and the North Tyne line before returning to Newcastle. |
| Railway |
1932-09-28 |
In a determined effort to compete with buses, rail fares from Haydon Bridge were reduced. Return fares to Newcastle were cut from 7s 2d to 4s 1d and to Carlisle from 8s to 4s 8d. |
| Railway |
1937-02-02 |
The rail service between Hexham and Allendale, closed for seven years, was re-opened to provide vital supplies to communities cut off by snowdrifts 12 feet deep in places. |
| Railway |
1945-06-02 |
An early morning fire at Wall station on 31st May left a family of nine homeless. |
| Railway |
1952-08-29 |
Two branch lines were to close with Reedsmouth services being affected. Passenger train services on the Reedsmouth-Morpeth and Morpeth-Rothbury branch lines were to be withdrawn from Monday 15th September. British Rail states that the lines were running at a considerable loss. Advertised excursion trains would run from time to time. Goods traffic would continue to be accepted at Woodburn for collection and delivery by British Rail motors which would continue to operate in the whole area. Compare 23/02/1951. |
| Railway |
1953-04-03 |
A Haltwhistle counsellor criticised British Rail Branch lines as none was making a profit |
| Railway |
1954-12-24 |
Wall Station is to be closed to all traffic, the British Transport Commission informed Hexham Rural Council on Tuesday. The passenger receipts for the station last year totalled only ?27 last year (1954) and the closing of the station would enable savings amounting to approximately ?800 to be made. |
| Railway |
1955-09-16 |
Official notice printed as to closure of Wall station on and from 19/09/1955. |
| Railway |
1955-03-04 |
The Border Railway was closed again because of cracks in the stone arches, which still link the metal bridge to the Newcastle-Carlisle main line. |
