The Alston Line was a 13-mile (21 km) single-track branch line, which linked Haltwhistle in Northumberland with Alston in Cumbria.
Alston line
DMU at Haltwhistle station in March 1976
Alston station in March 1976
Haltwhistle is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 22.9 miles east of Carlisle and 36.8 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It had a population of 3,811 at the 2011 Census.
Haltwhistle market place
Haltwhistle Burn between the town and Hadrian's wall
The Old Town Hall
Haltwhistle railway station