son ▁named ▁the ▁mountain ▁after ▁the ▁second - high est ▁peak ▁in ▁the ▁Che vi ot ▁Hills ▁of ▁his ▁native ▁North umber land . ▁ ▁H edge ho pe ▁was ▁also ▁once ▁the ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁H edge ho pe ▁Branch ▁railway . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁a ▁branch ▁line ▁diver ging ▁from ▁the ▁King ston ▁Branch ▁in ▁W inton ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁H edge ho pe ▁and ▁it ▁served ▁the ▁town ▁for ▁over ▁half ▁a ▁century . ▁Due ▁to ▁low ▁demand , ▁passengers ▁always ▁had ▁to ▁travel ▁in ▁carri ages ▁attached ▁to ▁slow ▁fre ight ▁services ; ▁these ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁mixed ▁trains . ▁The ▁rise ▁of ▁private ▁car ▁ownership ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁caused ▁the ▁quantity ▁of ▁passengers ▁to ▁s lip ▁to ▁levels ▁uns ust ain able ▁for ▁even ▁mixed ▁trains , ▁and ▁accordingly ▁passenger ▁prov isions ▁were ▁cancel led ▁from ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁Fre ight ▁quantities ▁also ▁stead ily ▁decl ined , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁close ▁over ▁half ▁the ▁branch . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁branch ▁was ▁trunc ated ▁to ▁Brow ns ▁and ▁H edge ho pe ' s ▁railway ▁service ▁fully ▁ceased . ▁ ▁Today , ▁there ▁is ▁little ▁evidence ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁railway ' s ▁existence ▁apart ▁from ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁former ▁formation . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category