Petteril Bridge Junction

Location type

Junction

Name and dates

Petteril Bridge Junction

Station code: National Rail
Opened on the Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway).
Opened on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.


News items

25/11/2022Northern issues Do Not Travel advice on routes between Carlisle and Skipton this Sunday [Northern]
14/11/2022Lift off for derailed wagons so Carlisle railway repairs can ramp up [Network Rail]
10/11/2022Drone shots reveal 800-tonne crane set to lift derailed cement wagons [Network Rail]
27/10/2022Complex recovery continuing one week on from Carlisle train derailment [Network Rail]
26/10/2022Carlisle and Newcastle line expected to return on November 4 [News and Star]
23/10/2022Passengers advised not to travel due to no rail replacement buses from Carlisle to Appleby and Haltwhistle [News and Star]
21/10/2022Derailment of a freight train at Petteril Bridge Junction, Carlisle [RAIB]
21/10/2022Carlisle derailed train clear-up will take 'weeks rather than days' [News and Star]
20/10/2022Railway line between Carlisle and Newcastle remains closed after derailment [The Guardian]
20/10/2022Update on disruption for passengers after Carlisle freight train derailment [Network Rail]

Books


A History of North Eastern Railway Architecture: A Mature Art v. 2

A History of North Eastern Railway Architecture: Pioneers v. 1

A History of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, 1824 - 1870: The First Line Across Britain

A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The Lake Counties v. 14 (Regional Railway History)

A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The North-east v. 4 (A regional history of the railways of Great Britain)

An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways

An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways

Carlisle (Rail Centres)

Hexham to Carlisle: Including the Alston and the Brampton Branches (Eastern Main Lines)
Line by Line - the Settle & Carlisle
Midlands & North West (Railway Track Diagrams)

Newcastle (Rail Centres)

Newcastle to Hexham: Including the Allendale Branch (Eastern Main Lines)

North Eastern Railway: Historical Maps

On Either Side - the Settle-Carlisle Line: A guide for rail travellers on the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle line: 4

The Border Counties Railway Steam Memories 1950's-1960's: Newcastle to Reedsmouth No. 68, pt. 1

The Leeds, Settle & Carlisle Railway: The Midland Route to Scotland

The Line That Refused to Die

The Settle and Carlisle Line: A Nostalgic Trip Along the Whole Route from Hellifield to Carlisle (British Railways Past and Present Companion)