The historic Aln Valley Railway has moved a step closer to the long-held goal of reaching Alnmouth after the cash for repairs to a key bridge on the route was confirmed. The Aln Valley Railway Trust ...

A Northumberland heritage railway is kicking off a programme of events to celebrate its 10th anniversary this Easter weekend. Since opening to the public in 2012, a small team of volunteers has built, ...

A Northumberland heritage railway is set to celebrate its 175th anniversary with a packed programme of events. The Aln Valley Railway will host freight trains on the old Alnwick Branch line for the ...

A heritage railway in Northumberland is going full steam ahead as it attempts to recruit new volunteers to cope with its soaring popularity. Since opening to the public in 2012, a team of dedicated ...

To evoke the history of the branch line, which closed in 1968, on August 5 the first and last trains of the day will be goods wagons, hauled by a steam locomotive. There will be the opportunity for a ...

More than £250,000 has been secured to fix a bridge in a move to restore a former railway track. The campaign by the Aln Valley Railway Trust to restore the line between Alnmouth and Alnwick, in ...