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Slaggyford railway station

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in August 1846. It was later decided that a line operating as far as Alston was sufficient, with the amended route approved by a further Act in July 1849.
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opened to goods traffic in January 1852, along with a short branch to Lambley Fell, with passenger services commencing in May 1852.
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There were a number of unscheduled calling points on the section of the line between Slaggyford and
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Construction of the branch line was completed in November 1852, following the opening of the, now
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was formed in 1829, opening to passengers in stages from March 1835. A branch line from
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Following a 42-year closure, the station reopened in June 2018, as part of the
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and Nenthead was first considered in 1841, with the line authorised by an
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For more information about the preserved narrow-gauge railway, see
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The line was originally marked for closure in the 1960s, under the
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followed closely after, becoming an unstaffed halt in 1955.
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In March 1851, the 4½-mile section from Haltwhistle to
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Station in Northumberland on the South Tynedale Railway
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Fenton, Mike (January 2018). "Byway of the 'Barra'".
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heritage railway

Slaggyford
Northumberland
54°51′54″N 2°30′22″W / 54.8651°N 2.5062°W / 54.8651; -2.5062
Grid reference
NY676523
South Tynedale Railway
South Tynedale Railway
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
South Tynedale Railway
Alston Line
Haltwhistle
Alston
Slaggyford
Northumberland
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Haltwhistle
North Eastern Railway
Lambley
South Tynedale Railway
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Haltwhistle
Alston
Act of Parliament
Shaft Hill
Alston
Lambley

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