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Bascule bridge: Carries rail and road across the River Trent. Bridge no longer opens: King's Mill Viaduct Mansfield, Nottinghamshire 1817 Stone Arch: II Carried Mansfield and Pinxton Railway over the River Maun. Now a public footpath. Kingsland Viaduct: London Borough of Hackney: 3,000 m (9,800 ft) 1860s: Kingston Railway Bridge: Kingston upon ...
The Skerne Bridge is a railway bridge over the River Skerne in Darlington, County Durham. Built in 1825 for the Stockton and Darlington Railway, it carried the first train on the opening day, 27 September 1825 (). It is still in use, being the oldest railway bridge in continuous use in the world. It is a Grade I listed building.
Oldest bridge in UK with shops. High Bridge: Berkshire: Reading: 1788: across the River Kennet: High Level Bridge: Tyne and Wear: Newcastle upon Tyne: 1849: I: Road and rail bridge across the River Tyne: Hockenhull Platts: Cheshire: Tarvin: C18: II: Three footbridges across the River Gowy: Holgate Bridge: North Yorkshire: York: 1911: Crosses ...
The Causey Arch is a bridge near Stanley in County Durham, northern England. It is the oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world, and a key element of the industrial heritage of England. It carried an early wagonway (horse-drawn carts on wooden rails) to transport coal. The line was later diverted, and no longer uses the bridge. [2]
The Windsor Railway Bridge is a single-span structure, comprising three bowstring trusses which formed two bays, each carrying one of the original pair of tracks traversing the bridge. [5] It is believed to be the world's oldest wrought iron railway bridge that remains in regular service. [6]
Bridge number on former railway bridge in Renfrewshire. The railways came into public ownership as a result of the Transport Act 1947. When they were privatised in 1997, operational infrastructure became the responsibility of Railtrack and then Network Rail. The Historical Railways Estate (formerly known as the Closed-line Estate and the ...
This is a list of heritage, private and preserved railways throughout the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies, and British Overseas Territories whether operational or closed, that are operated for charitable purposes or shareholder profit. Some also provide economic local transport. For rail museums, see List of British railway museums.
List of railway bridges and viaducts in the United Kingdom This page was last edited on 8 April 2017, at 08:47 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...