Caldew Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Caldew ViaductOpened on the Carlisle Goods Loop (Carlisle Goods Traffic Committee).
Opened on the Caledonian Railway.
Description
North of Caldew Junction and south of the former Port Carlisle Branch Junction two double track viaducts cross over the River Caldew. The eastern of these carries the West Coast Main Line, formerly the Caledonian Railway, north from Carlisle. The western was built to carry goods lines north from Caldew Junction (and the closed Carlisle Goods Loop (Carlisle Goods Traffic Committee)) to the Carlisle Marshalling Yard (British Railways) (Kingmoor Yard). The western bridge now carries a single track goods only line, which commences from the main line to the south of the bridge and doubles, going north, at the former Port Carlisle Branch Junction.
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Viaduct
| Nearby stations Carlisle Canal [Station] Port Carlisle Junction Carlisle Crown Street Bogfield Carlisle London Road Parkhouse Halt Cummersdale Scotby [NER] Harker Kirkandrews Scotby [MR] Rockcliffe Brisco Dalston | Port Carlisle Branch Junction Willowholme Junction Carr^s Biscuits Factory Caldew Junction Canal Goods [Carlisle] Canal Yard Sawmill Dentonholme North Junction Caldew Viaduct [Dentonholme Joint] Eden Viaduct [Etterby] Dentonholme North Goods Junction West Walls Shed Willowholme Power Station West Walls Goods Canal Junction [Carlisle] |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
News items
| 23/04/2023 | Track upgrades to begin at Caldew as line closures planned [News and Star] |
