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Trackside at Wetheral (Tyne Valley Line) - 6th March 2024

Welcome to my first railway video of 2024 ‘Trackside at Wetheral’ filmed on Wednesday 6th March - Run Time 20 minutes. Wetheral is a village in the Eden district of Cumbria with a population of approximately 5,000. The railway station is on the Tyne Valley Line which runs for 58 miles between Carlisle and Newcastle. It serves the villages of Great Corby and Wetheral and originally opened in July 1836. The station was originally staffed, and the old stationmaster’s house still stands as a private residence. Following the Beeching Axe, the station was closed in January 1967 but was formally re-opened by British Rail on 5th October 1981. In the video I cross over the Wetheral Viaduct to look at the Signal Box and Level Crossing in the nearby village of Great Corby. The viaduct was constructed by Francis Giles between 1830 and 1834 and stands 100 feet above the River Eden. A footpath was added to the bridge in 1851 because so many people were trespassing on the railway to cross the river. Initially, a toll of a half-penny was charged for someone to cross the bridge in each direction which was later increased to one penny. By the time the station was re-opened in 1981 the toll charge had been abolished. I also took the opportunity of visiting the Church of the Holy Trinity and St Constantine which stands in a fine location overlooking the River Eden. The traction featured in the video include Northern Rail BR Class 156 Super Sprinters, Class 158 Express Sprinters, and Freightliner Class 66 diesel-electric freight locomotives.