Little trains of the North feature in Worldrover Travel Magazine

ALLAN ROGERS WRITES

A FEW LINES FOR TRAVELLERS
IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND
AND THE BORDERS

If you are exploring the Scottish Borders
or the North of England you can take a
break from driving the car and sit back
and enjoy the countryside as you ride on
one of the little trains.

THE HEATHERSLAW LIGHT RAILWAY

You can combine a vist to Holy Island, or Berwick-upon-Tweed in North Northumberland with a trip on the Heatherslaw Light Railway.

A 6.4 km round trip will give you the oportunity of lingering in Etal village with its 14th century castle, thatched cottages, pub and tea rooms.
The railway gives you a view of the River Till. You may just spot heron, swans or kingfishers.

To get there follow signs from the A1 to Ford and Etal.

The 15 inch gauge steam engine, Lady Augusta,
on the turntable at at Etal.

TANFIELD RAILWAY AND CAUSEY ARCH

The world's oldest surviving railway bridge, The Causey Arch is close by a secluded station on the Tanfield Railway. It was built in 1727 to carry a wooden railway on which horse drawn wagons took coal from the mines to the River Tyne where it was transported by sea to London.

Trains now run from from East Tanfield station and you can now take a six mile return journey through beautiful scenery on what is the world's oldest existing railway.

Locate by taking the A6076 from Tanfield village. Also worth a visit nearby is the open air Beamish Museum in which whole buildings have been dismantled and relocated to capture the past and a way of life that has disappeared in the North East.

THE WEARDALE RAILWAY

A full scale modern railway has been restablished in the Wear Valley and it is now possible to travel from Wolsingham to Stanhope.

The line which closed to passengerr traffic in 1963 was initially completed in 1895.

You can have lunch at the signal box cafe.

Other attractions in the area worth a visit include the magnificent Bowes Museum and Raby Castle these will add a touch of granduer while the tough reality of days gone by lingers aat Killhope in the North of England lead mining Museum.

SOUTH TYNESIDE RAILWAY -
NORTHERN ENGLANDS HIGHEST NARROW GUADE RAILWAY

Follow on up Weardale on the A689 from Stanhope and Killhope and after traverlling through some wild exposed countryside you will come to Alston where there is delightful little train located at the foot of of the towns steep cobbled main street.

On The South Tynedale Railway trains are hauled by preserved steam and diesel engines to Kirkhaugh.

The return trip takes about 45 to 50 minutes and it is possible to follow marked trails at Kirkhaugh and come back on a later train.

The engines are pretty and the scenery on a sunny day is lovely.

ALLAN ROGERS WRITES A FEW LINES FOR TRAVELLERS IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND AND THE BORDERS If you are exploring the Scottish Borders or the North of England you can take a break from driving the car and sit back and enjoy the countryside as you ride on one of the little trains.
THE HEATHERSLAW LIGHT RAILWAY
	You can combine a vist to Holy Island, or Berwick-upon-Tweed in North Northumberland with a trip on the Heatherslaw Light Railway. A 6.4 km round trip will give you the oportunity of lingering in Etal village with its 14th century castle, thatched cottages, pub and tea rooms. The railway gives you a view of the River Till. You may just spot heron, swans or kingfishers. To get there follow signs from the A1 to Ford and Etal.
The 15 inch gauge steam engine, Lady Augusta, on the turntable at at Etal.
TANFIELD RAILWAY AND CAUSEY ARCH
	The world's oldest surviving railway bridge, The Causey Arch is close by a secluded station on the Tanfield Railway. It was built in 1727 to carry a wooden railway on which horse drawn wagons took coal from the mines to the River Tyne where it was transported by sea to London. Trains now run from from East Tanfield station and you can now take a six mile return journey through beautiful scenery on what is the world's oldest existing railway. Locate by taking the A6076 from Tanfield village. Also worth a visit nearby is the open air Beamish Museum in which whole buildings have been dismantled and relocated to capture the past and a way of life that has disappeared in the North East.



THE WEARDALE RAILWAY
	A full scale modern railway has been restablished in the Wear Valley and it is now possible to travel from Wolsingham to Stanhope. The line which closed to passengerr traffic in 1963 was initially completed in 1895. You can have lunch at the signal box cafe. Other attractions in the area worth a visit include the magnificent Bowes Museum and Raby Castle these will add a touch of granduer while the tough reality of days gone by lingers aat Killhope in the North of England lead mining Museum.

SOUTH TYNESIDE RAILWAY - NORTHERN ENGLANDS HIGHEST NARROW GUADE RAILWAY

	Follow on up Weardale on the A689 from Stanhope and Killhope and after traverlling through some wild exposed countryside you will come to Alston where there is delightful little train located at the foot of of the towns steep cobbled main street. On The South Tynedale Railway trains are hauled by preserved steam and diesel engines to Kirkhaugh. The return trip takes about 45 to 50 minutes and it is possible to follow marked trails at Kirkhaugh and come back on a later train. The engines are pretty and the scenery on a sunny day is lovely.