Northumbrian Railways

Northumbrian Railway Walks

If you know of any former railways in the area which are now footpaths or cycleways please email me.

Alston Branch

As a part of the South Tyne Trail the whole of the route from Haltwhistle to Alston is now open as a railway path and cycleway, apart from a short section at the former Lambley station,. A guide (pdf) to the trail can be downloaded here

Border Counties

The Kielder Forest Border Railway Trail runs between Kielder and Deadwater. Full details can be found here

Kelso Branch

The following sections are open to the public:
Permissive footpath from Twizel Station (NT 876437) to Twizel Viaduct (NT 873430).
Public footpath from Cornhill (NT 863394) to Learmouth Siding (NT 847379).
Permissive footpath from Learmouth Siding (NT 847379) to (NT 835376). see DEFRA
Public footpath from Sprouston (NT 754349) to Kelso (NT 737338). see Route 7

Newcastle & Carlisle Railway

The Newcastle Gateshead Wylam Loop incorporates part of the route. Full details here

North Wylam Branch

The Newcastle Gateshead Wylam Loop incorporates part of the route. Full details here

Riverside Branch

Much of the Riverside Branch has now been converted into a footpath and it forms part of both the C2C cycle route (National Cycle Network route 72) and the Hadrian's Wall National Trail.