Amble branch line

The Amble branch line was a 5.75-mile (9.25 km) branch railway line in Northumberland, England, that ran from Amble Junction north of Chevington on the East Coast Main Line to Amble via Broomhill. The line was single track to Broomhill and then double track to Amble.[1]

Amble branch line
Overview
LocaleNorthumberland
Operation
Opened1849
Closed1969
Technical
Line length5.75 miles (9.25 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Amble Branch Line
Warkworth Harbour
Amble
Broomhill Colliery
Broomhill
Chevington


History

Opening

Built in 1849 by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway to carry coal from the local collieries to Amble's Warkworth Harbour the line was finally completely open to passengers in 1879, a year after Broomhill station was constructed.

Ownership changes

It became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. During the 1920s the line carried 750,000 tons of coal a year.[2] The line closed to passengers seven years later, in 1930. The goods service continued and the line became part of the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

Final closure

In 1964 the goods service was withdrawn, and the line closed in 1969.

References
  1. "Amble Branch". Northumbrian Railways. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009.
  2. "Amble Branch". Northumbrian Railways. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009.
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