Border Counties Railway

The Border Counties Railway was a railway line in Northumberland, with a small section in Roxburgh, in the Borders region of Scotland. The railway was incorporated in 1854; and was absorbed by the North British Railway (NBR) on 13 August 1860Awdry (1990)] It linked the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, near Hexham, with the Border Union Railway at Riccarton Junction.

History

The first section of the route was opened between Hexham and Chollerford on 5 April 1858. The line opened, following absorption by the NBR, on 24 June 1862 for goods traffic, and 1 July 1862 for passenger traffic.

Connections to other lines

* Border Union Railway at Riccarton Junction
* Plashetts Colliery Waggonway at Plashetts

* Wansbeck Railway at Reedsmouth
* Newcastle and Carlisle Railway at Hexham

Current operations

The line was closed to passengers by British Railways on October 15 1956. Part of the line is now beneath the surface of Kielder Water.

References

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* [http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Border_Counties_Railway/frame.htm RAILSCOT on Border Counties Railway]
* [http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Plashetts_Colliery_Waggonway/frame.htm RAILSCOT on Plashetts Colliery Waggonway]
* [http://www.northumbrian-railways.co.uk/ Northumbrian Railways' Website]