East Coast Main Line Southern Section

One of the great sights of Britain's Railways The Flying Scotsman approaching Berwick Station from the south over the Royal Border Bridge.

21/07/1845 Newcastle & Berwick Railway Act receives Royal Assent.
1845 N&BR merges with the Newcastle & North Shields Railway allowing use of N&NSR's Carliol Square Terminus by N&BR trains.
14/06/1846 North British Railway's line from Edinburgh to Berwick opens.
01/03/1847 Heaton to Morpeth section opens.
29/03/1847 Tweedmouth to Chathill section opens.
01/07/1847 Chathill to Morpeth opens.
09/08/1847 N&BR amalgamates with the York & Newcastle Railway to form the York Newcastle & Berwick Railway.
28/08/1848 Temporary bridge across the River Tyne allows through traffic to the south.
15/08/1849 High Level Bridge opens replacing the temporary bridge over the Tyne.
20/07/1850 Royal Border Bridge opens allowing through trains to the north and completing the link between Edinburgh and London.
30/08/1850 East end of Newcastle Central Station opens to YN&BR trains. Although all ECML services have to reverse at Newcastle Central.
1906 With the opening of the King Edward Bridge through running of ECML trains at Newcastle Central is at last possible.
1991 Line electrified

Northumbrian Railways