Lintley Halt is a railway station on the
South Tynedale Railway, which runs between
Slaggyford
Slaggyford is a village in Northumberland, England about north of Alston, Cumbria.
It is set in South Tyne valley (often called the Tyne Gap). Hadrian's Wall lies to the north of the Tyne Gap. The South Tyne Valley falls within the North Pennin ...
and
Alston. The station is located about from the village of
Slaggyford
Slaggyford is a village in Northumberland, England about north of Alston, Cumbria.
It is set in South Tyne valley (often called the Tyne Gap). Hadrian's Wall lies to the north of the Tyne Gap. The South Tyne Valley falls within the North Pennin ...
in
Northumberland.
History
The station opened in April 2012, as part of the
South Tynedale Railway, a
narrow-gauge heritage railway
A heritage railway or heritage railroad (US usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) i ...
in
Cumbria and
Northumberland. It was officially opened by
Lord Inglewood in May 2012.
The station is located on the alignment of the former
Alston Line, which ran from
Haltwhistle to
Alston, until the line's closure by the
British Railways Board in May 1976.
However, unlike stations at
Alston and
Slaggyford
Slaggyford is a village in Northumberland, England about north of Alston, Cumbria.
It is set in South Tyne valley (often called the Tyne Gap). Hadrian's Wall lies to the north of the Tyne Gap. The South Tyne Valley falls within the North Pennin ...
, Lintley Halt was not part of the original line, instead being purpose-built for the heritage railway.
The South Tynedale Railway was extended from Lintley Hall to
Slaggyford
Slaggyford is a village in Northumberland, England about north of Alston, Cumbria.
It is set in South Tyne valley (often called the Tyne Gap). Hadrian's Wall lies to the north of the Tyne Gap. The South Tyne Valley falls within the North Pennin ...
in June 2018, reopening the station following a 42-year closure.
It is the eventual aim of the South Tynedale Railway for the narrow-gauge railway to serve the length of the former Alston Line, restoring the rail link between Haltwhistle and Alston.
See also
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Slaggyford
Slaggyford is a village in Northumberland, England about north of Alston, Cumbria.
It is set in South Tyne valley (often called the Tyne Gap). Hadrian's Wall lies to the north of the Tyne Gap. The South Tyne Valley falls within the North Pennin ...
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South Tynedale Railway
References
External links
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{{Railway stations in Northumberland
Railway stations in Northumberland
2012 establishments in England
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Railway stations built for UK heritage railways