Amble branch line

Amble branch line
Locale Northumberland Dates of operation 1849 – 1969 Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Length 5.75 miles
Legend
East Coast Main Line Chevington    East Coast Main Line Broomhill Amble Warkworth Harbour

The Amble branch line was a five and three quarter mile branch railway line in Northumberland, England, that ran from Amble Junction north of Chevington on the East Coast Main Line to Amble via the station of Broomhill. The line was single track to Broomhill and then double track to Amble.^[1]

History

Opening

Built in 1849 by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway to carry coal from the local collieries to Amble's Warkworth Harbour the line was finally completely open to passengers in 1879, a year after Broomhill station was constructed.

Ownership changes

It became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. During the 1920s the line carried 750,000 tons of coal a year.^[2] The line closed to passengers seven years later, in 1930. The goods service continued and the line became part of the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

Final closure

In 1964 the goods service was withdrawn, and the line closed in 1969.

References

External links

• The line on Northumbrian Railways
• The Amble branch in 1960