▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁The ▁track ▁bed ▁is ▁mostly ▁int act , ▁except ▁at ▁Lam ble y , ▁where ▁the ▁station ▁house ▁and ▁garden ▁are ▁in ▁private ▁ownership , ▁and ▁near ▁H alt wh ist le , ▁where ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁A 6 9 ▁H alt wh ist le ▁by - pass ▁road ▁sever ed ▁the ▁track bed ▁on ▁the ▁by pass ▁itself ▁and ▁on ▁an ▁ad jo ining ▁secondary ▁road . ▁The ▁Society ▁has ▁in ▁its ▁principal ▁a ims ▁a ▁hope ▁to ▁completely ▁re open ▁a ▁branch ▁line ▁railway ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁H alt wh ist le . ▁ ▁Sign alling ▁In frastr ucture ▁The ▁signal ▁box ▁was ▁dis m ant led ▁when ▁British ▁Rail ▁closed ▁the ▁branch ▁so ▁a ▁new ▁box ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁sought ▁and ▁ere cted . ▁ ▁The ▁replacement ▁signal ▁box ▁at ▁Al ston ▁formerly ▁stood ▁at ▁A inder by , ▁on ▁the ▁branch ▁line ▁to ▁Red m ire , ▁it ▁being ▁acquired ▁from ▁British ▁Rail ▁and ▁re - ere cted ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁brick ▁base . ▁The ▁level ▁crossing ▁bar riers ▁and ▁mechanism ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁now - closed ▁How ▁Mill ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁New castle ▁and ▁Carl is le ▁line . ▁ ▁The ▁signal ▁box ▁houses ▁a ▁ 2 1 ▁lever ▁frame , ▁made ▁by ▁McK en zie ▁and ▁Holland . ▁In ▁addition ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁manually ▁operated ▁gate ▁machine ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁level ▁crossing ▁bar riers ▁- ▁this ▁combination ▁of ▁manual ▁gate ▁wheel ▁and ▁lif ting ▁bar riers ▁( r ather ▁that