South Tynedale Railway (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The South Tynedale Railway is a heritage railway in England and is England's highest narrow gauge railway. The route runs from Alston in Cumbria to Kirkhaugh in Northumberland via the South Tyne Viaduct, the Gilderdale Viaduct and the Whitley Viaduct. The railway is operated by a charity, which was registered in 1983. Passenger trains operate on the railway between April (or from Easter weekend if in March) through to October each year and currently (2009) attract 40,000 people to the district every year. Special trains operate including Santa Special trains on certain days in December each year.