Alex Coomber
Hadrians Wall. Newcastle Upon Tyne to Carlisle. 60 Miles. Newcastle Upon Tyne, Blaydon, Hexham, Haydon Bridge, Haltwhistle, Brampton Junction and Carlisle. Overcoming an early fundamental setback forbidding the use of locomotives. The Newcastle & Carlisle Railway became one of the earliest main lines in Britain linking several late 18th Century colliery wagonways along its 60 mile route.