Mosedale Viaduct
| Mosedale Viaduct | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 The Mosedale Viaduct | |
| Location | |
| Type: | Railway viaduct |
| Carrying: | Closed railway |
| Crossing: | Mosedale Beck |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY35522584 |
| Location: | 54°37’25"N, 3°0’1"W |
| Structure | |
| Length: | 420 feet |
| Type: | Railway viaduct |
| History | |
| Built 1862-4 | |
| Information | |
The Mosedale Viaduct spans the dale of the Mosedale Beck in Cumberland. It is a fine example of Victorian engineering, opened in 1864, which in its day carried the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway over the beck. It was closed for traffic in 1972 and has since then survived plans to demolish it.
Building work on the viaduct began in 1862, and the first test train crossed it in 1864. It is made of stone and has 12 arches, and is just over 140 yards long. It was built single-track but was extended to the north in 1900 to accommodate two tracks.[1]
In 1997 British Rail Property Board agreed to defer plans to demolish the viaduct, in the light of proposals for the line to be reopened.[2]
Outside links
- Gazetteer: Mosedale Viaduct (Portsmouth University)
References
- ↑ Mosedale Viaduct on 'Forgotten Relics of an Entreprising Age'
- ↑ "Project Progress: A brief history: 1997". http://www.keswickrailway.com/id20.html. Retrieved 27 June 2016.