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Tees Valley Jct. [Barnard Castle] - Eden Valley Jct. [Penrith]

Date Closed to Passenger Services

22 Jan 1962

Mileage Closed

43m 51c*

Stations Closed

Lartington; Bowes; Barras; Kirkby Stephen (East); Musgrave (03/11/1952); Warcop; Appleby (East); Kirkby Thore (07/12/1953); Temple Sowerby (07/12/1953); Cliburn (17/09/1956); Clifton Moor

Services Operated

Darlington/Appleby (East) - Penrith

Summer Saturday services - 7 32am South Shields/9 20am Darlington - Blackpool (North) SO 15/07/1961 - 12/08/1961; 9 4am Newcastle - Blackpool (Central) SO 24/06/1961 - 26/08/1961; 11 5pm Blackpool (North) - Darlington/South Shields SO 15/07/1961 - 12/08/1961; 11 20am Blackpool (Central) - Newcastle SO 01/07/1961 - 02/09/1961.

Timetable Reference

BR(LM) 12 Jun - 10 Sep 61 Table 51; BR(NE) 11 Sep 61 - 17 Jun 62 Table 39

Cobb Atlas Reference

447 03 17 - 444 53 26

Present Status

Preserved - Kirkby Stephen (East) - short stretch of line N; Flitholme [Warcop] - Sandford (see Notes below). Disused - Sandford - Midland Jct. [Appleby]. Dismantled - remainder.

Map

RCH Cumberland & Westmorland Districts 1912 & Durham & Northumberland Districts 1922

Further Notes

ACD - Mon 22/01/1962 - PNM 1980 p35. No Sunday service, LTR - Sat 20/01/1962.

*RCH D 1921 & C&W 1922

See Kirkby Stephen Jct. - Tebay (excl.)

Kirkby Stephen (East) - short stretch of line N RO by the Stainmore Railway Co. and Flitholme [Warcop] - Sandford RO by the Eden Valley Railway as preserved tourist lines. 

 

Page updated: 08/01/2023