Date: 05/06/2020

A multi-million-pound project to improve a crucial coastal viaduct will start next month to make journeys faster and more reliable for Cumbrian Coast line passengers.

A £2M Great North Rail Project investment will see wooden timbers and 600 metres of rail renewed on the 18-span Eskmeals viaduct which carries the railway over the River Esk estuary.

Eskmeals viaduct was built in 1868 and still has its original wrought iron girders, which were strengthened in the 1920s, and its red sandstone piers which support the structure in the estuary itself.

When the new track is installed on the important link between Ravenglass and Bootle, speed restrictions imposed on trains can be lifted meaning faster journeys for passengers.

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Major investment for crucial coastal viaduct on Cumbrian Coast line

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A multi-million-pound project to improve a crucial coastal viaduct will start next month to make journeys faster and more reliable for Cumbrian Coast line passengers.

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Eskmeals viaduct was built in 1868 and still has its original wrought iron girders, which were strengthened in the 1920s, and its red sandstone piers which support the structure in the estuary itself. A multi-million-pound project to improve this crucial coastal viaduct will start next month to make journeys faster and more reliable for Cumbrian Coast line passengers.
Location: Eskmeals Viaduct
Company: Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway
// Network Rail