Cornhill Branch

The Alnwick to Cornhill Branch

Single track line of 35.5 miles with some of the finest station buildings ever provided on a rural branch line.

19/05/1882 NER authorised by Alnwick & Cornhill Railway Act to build line.
12/01/1884 Construction of line begins at Alnwick.
02/05/1887 Line opens to goods between Cornhill and Wooperton.
05/09/1887 Line opens throughout to passenger and goods services.
22/09/1930 Passenger services withdrawn.
12/08/1948 Floods wash out bridge south of Mindrum. Line operated in 2 sections, Alnwick to Kirknewton and Coldstream to Mindrum.
26/10/1949 Floods wash out another bridge between Wooler and Ilderton, and the decision taken to repair the Mindrum bridge, and operate the line in 2 sections, Alnwick to Ilderton and Coldstream to Wooler.
02/03/1953 Alnwick to Ilderton section closed.
29/03/1965 Coldstream to Wooler section closed.

Motive Power

D49 class 4-4-0
G5 class 0-4-4T
J21 class 0-6-0
J25 class 0-6-0
J27 class 0-6-0
J36 class 0-6-0
J39 class 0-6-0
N10 class 0-6-2T
K3 class 2-6-0
V1 class 2-6-2
Ivatt class 2MT 2-6-0

Alnwick

See Alnwick Branch

Edlingham

NZ 121093
7ml 00ch
02/05/1887 Opened
1901 Signal box closed and replaced by dwarf frame in the station veranda.
1925 Station demoted to an unstaffed halt controlled by Whittingham and renamed Edlingham Halt.
22/09/1930 Passenger service withdrawn.
1948 Closed with goods traffic diverted to Whittingham.

An early photo of the stationmaster's house and the weighbridge and cabin viewed from the east. (Unknown)

Another early view of the station looking north towards Whittingham. (Unknown)

A post 1901 view of Edlingham from the north. The signal cabin has been boarded up and the extension to the veranda to accommodate the dwarf frame can be seen. (Unknown)

Whittingham

NU 089121
9ml 70ch
05/09/1887 Opened
22/09/1930 Passenger service withdrawn.
02/03/1953 Closed

Recent photographs of Whittingham - click for full size images.

Glanton

NU 082147
11ml 47ch
05/09/1887 Opened.
1901 Signal box closed and replaced by dwarf frame in the station veranda.
1925 Controlled by Hedgeley after losing stationmaster.
22/09/1930 Passenger service withdrawn.
02/03/1953 Closed.

An early 1900s view of Glanton from the north, note veranda extension to house dwarf frame. (Unknown)

Another early view of Glanton looking north towards Hedgeley. Note boarded up signal box. (Unknown)

The weighcabin and weighbridge were removed from the station and reconstructed in the good's yard of the station at the North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish, Co Durham.