Aln Valley Railway Society

Alnmouth

  • NU 231111
  • 01/10/1850 Opened as Bilton Junction serving the Alnwick Branch.
  • 02/05/1892 Renamed Alnmouth.
  • 18.06.1966 Engine shed closed.
  • Closed (Goods)
  • Open for passengers (staffed)

Ordnance Survey Maps of Alnmouth

Alnmouth, with an impressive array of signals, viewed from the north in the early 1900s. (Unknown)

 

 

 

A later view of Alnmouth from the north. Island platform centre and engine shed to right of photograph. (Unknown)

 

 

 

View of station looking north from the road overbridge. Alnwick Branch trains used the left side of the island platform. Rear of engine shed just visible on extreme left. (Unknown)

 

 

 

 

Alnmouth engine shed viewed from the north in the 1960s. (Unknown)

 

 

 

Alnmouth's goods yard was to the south of the road overbridge on the up side of the main line. The goods shed can be seen behind the English Electric Type 4 in this late 1960s photograph. (Unknown)

Class J39 0-6-0 No 64897 with the Alnwick Branch train at Alnmouth on 16/04/1960. (Brian Johnson)

The approach to Alnmouth photographed from the Alnwick train with Class J39 No 64924 in charge. On the main line Class A2 No 60538 Velocity is running into Alnmouth with the connecting service for Newcastle on 14/04/1962.  (Brian Johnson)

Alnmouth engine shed with Class K1 2-6-0 No 62023 on 01/06/1963. (Brian Johnson)

Class K1 No 62030 running around the Alnwick Branch train on 01/06/1963. (B Johnson)