The Wansbeck Piper is also known as the last train to West Woodburn on the Wansbeck Valley branch out of Morpeth and Hexham. Serving some of the most remote communities of the Northumbrian hills, it was closed like so many branchlines in October 1966.
Today, there are numerous rumours that someone may try and re-open the line to cater for the increasing timber and tourist traffic out of Kielder, but I can imagine that the road hauliers would have something to say about it as the contract must be a lucrative one and their owners are well placed thee days in the community. The cost of re-instating the line and its numerous bridges would probably be prohibitive anyway.
To give a flavour of what this glorious line was like in all its muddy glory, have a look at this YouTube site:
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Friday, 2 October 2009
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