sentences:  There were three trains a day from Darlington to Barnard Castle that continued on the branch to Middleton in Teesdale, and two a day between Kirkby Stephen and Tebay.There were four services a day between Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle, three of which continued to Middleton in Teesdale.Britain's railways were nationalised on 1 January 1948 and the lines were placed under the control of British Railways.