Heatherslaw Light Railway

Northumberland Railway Explorations - Edinburgh to Chathill

Alnmouth & Alnwick in the 1950/60s

Here are some beautiful black & white photographs of Alnwick and Alnmouth area taken back in the 1950/60s the photos were collected by Alnmouth fireman Tommy MacKenley.

Eveline Rides the Rails

After lunch at the Lavender Tea Rooms when we went for a ride on the Heatherslaw's little railway. The ticket frame was a way of hiding black triangles from when I had to straighten up some scenes. sorry for poor quality at turntable fogot tele mode not good on second camera,after flat battery on my camera.
The Heatherslaw Light Railway is a 15 in (381 mm) gauge passenger carrying railway in Northumberland, England, near the border with Scotland. Founded by Neville Smith, the railway opened in 1989 on the Ford and Etal estate. It operates over a route from Heatherslaw to Etal Village, a little more than 3 kilometers in length. The railway normally operates from March to October inclusive, with an hourly (half-hourly during busy days) train service, but closes for the winter season. The passenger coaches include facilities for transporting wheel chairs, and a typical summer season eight-coach train can convey up to 150 passengers.
The railway's principal locomotive from its opening has been an 0-4-2 steam engine named The Lady Augusta, built by the Kirklees Light Railway in Yorkshire.
The second locomotive is a diesel hydraulic locomotive named Clive. This was built on site at Heatherslaw. The third locomotive partially built by Neville Smith has been completed by Alan Keef. The loco has been named Bunty, Neville's affectionate name for his wife.
The station at Heatherslaw features an overall roof covering two hard-surfaced platforms; a third line serves as a locomotive release road for engines to run round trains; there are also storage sidings and sheds, as well as a ticket office and shop. The smaller station at Etal has a simple terminal passing loop (with central platform) and a turntable.
information from Wikipedia.