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The Old Booking Hall, Haltwhistle Railway Station

Fri 12 Sep 25
Fri 12 Sep:1030-1800; Free Entry. The Old Booking Hall, Haltwhistle Station, Haltwhistle NE49 9HN Heritage Open Day: Explore the station! Learn about Thomas Edmondson whose invention of the card railway ticket in 1838 quickly went round the world, lasting into the 21st century. Take in some of our recent exhibitions and see what has happened in the Water Tower! Haltwhistle Railway Station has been described as 'one of the best examples of a Georgian railway station still in use today'. Come and discover the genius of Thomas Edmondson, whose invention of the card ticket in 1838 was quickly adopted across the UK and the world. Issue your own reproduction Edmondson ticket in the 1855 Ticket Office. Hear the special song written about Edmondson, song by local school children... READ MORE>

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