Authorised in 1882, the Cornhill Branch was built to link the farming communities of north Northumberland with the market town of Alnwick, and link the North Eastern Railway's Kelso line to its Alnwick Branch. Construction was started by the North Eastern Railway in 1884. The line opened to freight between Cornhill and Wooperton on 2 May 1887, and the whole line for both freight and passengers on 5 September of the same year. The line had difficulty attracting passengers because many of the stations were some distance from the communities they served. Increased bus competition in the 1920s led to passenger trains being withdrawn on 22 September 1930, although the service resumed briefly during the Second World War to serve RAF Milfield, near Akeld.
After a severe storm in August 1948[1] washed away a bridge north of Ilderton station, British Railways, which had recently taken over the line, decided that the low volume of rail traffic did not warrant replacing the bridge. The line was thus split into two: Alnwick to Ilderton, and Coldstream to Wooler. That, coupled with an infrequent service, caused the line to go further into decline. The section from Alnwick to Ilderton closed on 2 March 1953, with the other section following suit on 29 March 1965.
Akeld Station: 55°33'48.49"N 2° 4'15.02"W (correct coordinates—coordinates in Akeld station article are several hundred feet off.)
Wooler Station: 55°32'59.47"N 2° 0'43.14"W (correct coordinates—coordinates in Wooler station article are several hundred feet off.)
Ilderton Station: 55°30'22.31"N 1°58'14.28"W
Wooperton Station: 55°28'29.35"N 1°55'33.56"W
Hedgeley Station: 55°26'44.95"N 1°54'25.53"W
Glanton Station: 55°25'34.33"N 1°52'20.35"W
Whittingham Station: 55°24'11.22"N 1°51'37.04"W
Edlingham Station:..........
Inglenook Sidingsedit
Inglenook Sidings, created by Alan Wright (1928 - January 2005), is a well-known model railway train shunting puzzle. It consists of a specific track layout, a set of initial conditions, a defined goal, and rules which must be obeyed while performing the shunting operations.
The puzzle is based on Kilham Sidings, on the Alnwick-Cornhill branch of the North Eastern Railway (NER).
Alnwick on Disused Stations including a history of the Cornhill Branch
January 01, 1970
cornhill, branch, overviewlocalenorthumberlandsuccessornorth, eastern, railwaytechnicaltrack, gauge4, legend, kelso, branchto, kelso, tweedmouth, coldstreamopened, cornhill, mindrum, kirknewton, akeld, wooler, ilderton, wooperton, hedgeley, glanton, whittingha. vteCornhill Branch OverviewLocaleNorthumberlandSuccessorNorth Eastern RailwayTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Legend Kelso Branchto Kelso to Tweedmouth Coldstreamopened as Cornhill Mindrum Kirknewton Akeld Wooler Ilderton Wooperton Hedgeley Glanton Whittingham Edlingham Alnwick Alnwick branch lineto East Coast Main Line The Cornhill Branch was a 35 5 mile 57 km single track branch railway line in Northumberland England that ran from Alnwick on the terminus of the three mile long Alnmouth to Alnwick line via ten intermediate stations to a junction on the Tweedmouth to Kelso Branch line at Cornhill on Tweed Contents 1 History 2 Inglenook Sidings 3 References 4 External linksHistory editAuthorised in 1882 the Cornhill Branch was built to link the farming communities of north Northumberland with the market town of Alnwick and link the North Eastern Railway s Kelso line to its Alnwick Branch Construction was started by the North Eastern Railway in 1884 The line opened to freight between Cornhill and Wooperton on 2 May 1887 and the whole line for both freight and passengers on 5 September of the same year The line had difficulty attracting passengers because many of the stations were some distance from the communities they served Increased bus competition in the 1920s led to passenger trains being withdrawn on 22 September 1930 although the service resumed briefly during the Second World War to serve RAF Milfield near Akeld After a severe storm in August 1948 1 washed away a bridge north of Ilderton station British Railways which had recently taken over the line decided that the low volume of rail traffic did not warrant replacing the bridge The line was thus split into two Alnwick to Ilderton and Coldstream to Wooler That coupled with an infrequent service caused the line to go further into decline The section from Alnwick to Ilderton closed on 2 March 1953 with the other section following suit on 29 March 1965 Mindrum Station 55 35 55 26 N 2 13 52 79 W Kirknewton Station 55 34 2 26 N 2 8 38 20 W Akeld Station 55 33 48 49 N 2 4 15 02 W correct coordinates coordinates in Akeld station article are several hundred feet off Wooler Station 55 32 59 47 N 2 0 43 14 W correct coordinates coordinates in Wooler station article are several hundred feet off Ilderton Station 55 30 22 31 N 1 58 14 28 W Wooperton Station 55 28 29 35 N 1 55 33 56 W Hedgeley Station 55 26 44 95 N 1 54 25 53 W Glanton Station 55 25 34 33 N 1 52 20 35 W Whittingham Station 55 24 11 22 N 1 51 37 04 W Edlingham Station Inglenook Sidings editInglenook Sidings created by Alan Wright 1928 January 2005 is a well known model railway train shunting puzzle It consists of a specific track layout a set of initial conditions a defined goal and rules which must be obeyed while performing the shunting operations The puzzle is based on Kilham Sidings on the Alnwick Cornhill branch of the North Eastern Railway NER References edit Passengers No More by G Daniels and L DenchExternal links editThe line on Northumbrian Railways The line on RailScot The line s history by Northumberland National Park Alnwick on Disused Stations including a history of the Cornhill Branch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cornhill Branch amp oldid 1220387640, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
