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1756:North Wylam
1677:Alston Line
1629:Darras Hall
1596:Dairy House
1546:Choppington
1392:Thorneyburn
1293:Stannington
1263:Little Mill
1218:Scremerston
1112:Velvet Hall
898:Whittingham
562:Track gauge
336:17 December
304:Present day
1808:Categories
1778:55°32′59″N
1705:Slaggyford
1657:Fourstones
1591:The Avenue
1566:Bedlington
1523:Longwitton
1465:Knowesgate
1432:Chollerton
1427:Barrasford
1412:Reedsmouth
1283:Chevington
1213:Tweedmouth
1127:Coldstream
744:Kirknewton
690:Coldstream
627:Tweedmouth
312:References
238:Coldstream
187:Coldstream
1781:2°00′42″W
1738:Allendale
1652:Greenhead
1624:Ponteland
1556:Ashington
1508:Brinkburn
1437:Humshaugh
1382:Plashetts
1367:Deadwater
1344:Seahouses
1288:Longhirst
1238:Crag Mill
1233:Smeafield
1195:Edlingham
1175:Wooperton
920:Edlingham
832:Wooperton
556:Technical
546:Successor
478:228266687
424:11956311M
398:Sparkford
207:Wooperton
120:Key dates
70:Platforms
1695:Coanwood
1647:Gilsland
1541:Hepscott
1503:Rothbury
1480:Angerton
1470:Scotsgap
1460:Woodburn
1387:Falstone
1180:Hedgeley
1170:Ilderton
1132:Sunilaws
854:Hedgeley
810:Ilderton
581: in
531:Overview
451:22311137
416:60251199
296:Ilderton
249:Services
234:Ilderton
63:NT993285
40:Location
1700:Lambley
1667:Mickley
1606:Seghill
1586:Hartley
1581:Newsham
1571:Bebside
1518:Ewesley
1372:Kielder
1298:Plessey
1278:Alnwick
1273:Lesbury
1223:Goswick
1185:Glanton
1150:Mindrum
1122:Twizell
949:Alnwick
876:Glanton
722:Mindrum
576:⁄
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230:Alnwick
203:Alnwick
193:History
183:Alnwick
91:History
86:Disused
51:England
1834:Wooler
1662:Warden
1485:Meldon
1397:Tarset
1253:Newham
1248:Lucker
1165:Wooler
1117:Norham
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598:Legend
536:Locale
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242:Wooler
236:, and
171:Wooler
83:Status
44:Wooler
27:Wooler
1576:Blyth
1321:Amble
1160:Akeld
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625:│ to
623:Kelso
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274:Akeld
216:Akeld
214:near
1442:Wall
1422:Wark
1228:Beal
474:OCLC
464:ISBN
447:OCLC
437:ISBN
412:OCLC
402:ISBN
338:2009
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