NORTHUMBERLAND RAILWAYS HISTORY Military Industry Industrial Steam Rail Lines
This is the first volume covering the minor railways of northern Northumberland (essentially the administrative districts of Berwick-upon-Tweed and Alnwick). The book draws together the area\u2019s most diverse eclectic railways, both standard and narrow gauge, some were short-lived while others operated for many years. Most of the lines are now consigned to history. However, the Heatherslaw Light Railway took delivery of a new steam engine in 2010.\nThe north of Northumberland had numerous brick and tile works. At least six of them employed small tramways or railways.\nBefore the start of the First World War Britain used some 900,000 tons of home-produced timber annually. This compared with the annual 11,500,000 tons which were imported via the Baltic ports. After the start of hostilities these imports largely dried up.\nThe railways operated by the Canadian Forestry Corps at Harbottle, Thrunton and Chillingham, and Colonel Leather\u2019s line at Middleton Hall played their part in s
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