Rothbury Branch
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The Rothbury Branch was a single track railway line in Northumberland
, England
, that ran from to on the Border Counties Railway
via the stations of , , , and .
The next year the Northumberland Central Railway were authorised to construct a line from to Ford on the Berwick to Kelso line. They also were permitted to build a short branch line to Cornhill. Due to financial difficulties the line was to be built in stages starting with the section from to which was started in August 1869 and completed by November 1870. Two years later the Northumberland Central Railway was acquired by the North British Railway
. On 3 July 1875 a major accident occurred on the line just south of leading to the deaths of three people. The North British Railway
and the branch line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway
in 1923. Reduced services, down to two a day during the Second World War, and increasing competition from road transport made the line increasingly uneconomical.
In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn and the line closed in November 1963.
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, that ran from to on the Border Counties Railway
Border Counties Railway
The Border Counties Railway was a railway line in Northumberland, England, with a small section in Roxburghshire, in the Borders region of Scotland. The railway was incorporated in 1854; and was absorbed by the North British Railway on 13 August 1860...
via the stations of , , , and .
History
In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from to . In 1862 the line from to opened.The next year the Northumberland Central Railway were authorised to construct a line from to Ford on the Berwick to Kelso line. They also were permitted to build a short branch line to Cornhill. Due to financial difficulties the line was to be built in stages starting with the section from to which was started in August 1869 and completed by November 1870. Two years later the Northumberland Central Railway was acquired by the North British Railway
North British Railway
The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923.-History:...
. On 3 July 1875 a major accident occurred on the line just south of leading to the deaths of three people. The North British Railway
North British Railway
The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923.-History:...
and the branch line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
in 1923. Reduced services, down to two a day during the Second World War, and increasing competition from road transport made the line increasingly uneconomical.
In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn and the line closed in November 1963.