Rothbury

Rothbury station closed in 1952 (see Disused Stations), although extant well into the 1960s.   Interestingly, the platform line led straight onto a turntable for access to the run round line or shed.   I've been to Rothbury several times in recent years, but was disappointed that the station site had been obliterated by a small industrial estate, so thought there was nothing to see & no access to the old trackbed.   That is, until I stumbled upon Walks With the Wife which showed access & impressive remnants.

Extract from 1890s OS 25" from National Library of Scotland

An industrial estate is on the site of the entire terminus, a fire station instead of the station building, but there is a good footpath along the track bed immediately beyond, where the River Coquet bends at Thrum Mill.

   The trackbed heads straight into an impressive cutting through Thrum Rocks

Just past the cutting, there are the remains of an occupation bridge (near map bottom right)

Overbridge piers on the approach to Mount Healey farm

Just beyond, a well-kept lineside bothy

Then the railway heads straight for the Northumberland hills!

It skirts those hills on a rock shelf, & heads off across the moors for Scots Gap & Morpeth

A view from the east through the Thrum Rocks cutting - note the brick repairs.
The cutting reminds me very much of the NBR's southern approach to Hawick.

Rothbury station in 1964
(photo John Boyd, from Ernie Brack's excellent Flickr site showing the Rothbury line)