▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁that ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁£ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁had ▁been ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Gr ound work ▁UK ▁Community ▁Sp aces ▁programme ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁three ▁historic ▁railway ▁brid ges ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁H alt wh ist le ▁to ▁Al ston ▁line . ▁North umber land ▁County ▁Council ' s ▁west ▁area ▁committee ▁also ▁granted ▁consent ▁for ▁a ▁completely ▁new ▁station ▁at ▁L int ley ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁extension ▁to ▁L int ley ▁opened ▁to ▁traffic ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Rails ▁extend ▁across ▁L int ley ▁vi ad uct ▁for ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁metres ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁station ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁head sh unt ▁for ▁works ▁trains . ▁ ▁The ▁extended ▁line ▁from ▁Kir kh augh ▁to ▁L int ley ▁H alt ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁in ▁Saturday ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁by ▁Lord ▁In gle wood , ▁a ▁long - time ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁society . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁C umb ria ▁County ▁Council ▁handed ▁over ▁documents ▁confirm ing ▁a ▁Community ▁As set ▁Transfer ▁of ▁the ▁Society ' s ▁le ased ▁land ▁in ▁C umb ria . ▁ ▁Work ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁similar ▁status ▁in ▁North umber land ▁is ▁on going ▁with ▁North umber land ▁County ▁Council . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁Heritage ▁Lot tery ▁Fund ▁made ▁an ▁award ▁that ▁allows ▁development ▁work ▁on