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Alnmouth Rail Users Group announcements:

We had our regular meeting with the Train Operating Companies on the 17th of January 2008 in the White Swan. Minutes of the meeting are available here.

White Swan Hotel, Alnwick

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Exhibition of Alnmouth to Alnwick rail connection
It is now 40 years ago that the line Alnmouth to Alnwick was closed. Gair Urwin has taken the initiative to set up a nice exhibition, with old photos and tickets etc, in the Alnmouth station waiting room. It is worth having a look at this interesting bit of local history.

       

 

Great news about Atholl Swanston!

Atholl Swanson, who has been looking after us all at Alnmouth Station for many years retired this summer after 50 years of service to the railway industry.

His loyalty as a railway supervisor has been rewarded by receiving an MBE for services to transport!

For more: see article in the Northumberland Gazette

Surprise send-off for rail stalwart from the Journal Jul 11 2007. by Audrey Forbes:

" A dedicated Northumberland station supervisor was honoured with a surprise presentation by commuters to mark the end of his 50-year career on the railways.

Atholl Swanston was taken aback when commuters on the 5.31pm train from Newcastle to his station Alnmouth stopped off to pay a touching tribute to him ahead of his retirement.

Over 70 people gathered on the platform yesterday including the Alnmouth Rail User Group, and Alnmouth residents and schoolchildren, to give the 64-year-old a fitting send-off.

Mr Swanston had no idea of the planned tribute, despite flyers being circulated around the station and on northbound and southbound trains."

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