Settle Carlisle Railway Conservation Area (SCRCA) The footbridge currently located at Settle Station was originally installed on the station at Prestonpans (a small village in the county of East Lothian, Scotland, approximately 9 miles east of Edinburgh). When the bridge became redundant due to the electrification of the East Coast Main Line, it was carefully dismantled and stored in the rail yard at Millerhill (on the southern outskirts of Ednburgh). In the spring of 1993, it was installed at Settle station as part of the project to raise the height of the platforms and install period lighting.
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78 miles of railway heritage between Hellifield and Carlisle.
78 miles of railway heritage between Hellifield and Carlisle
Key details from the Location Record
- Location Type
- Bridge (Overline)
- Location Variant
- Span - Lattice-girder
- Assessment status
- Assessed
- Current Use(s)
- Railway ops
- Shown on a land plan?
- No
- Construction / installation period
- 5: BR operational phase (1st Jan 1948 to 31st Mar 1994)
- Distance from London St.Pancras
- 236 miles and 38 chains
- Position relative to running lines
- Above
- Visibility
- This location IS visible from nearby publicly accessible land.
- Accessibility (ease of access)
- Easy
- Protection Category
- Conservation Area Only
- Geographic Location
- View this location on mapping and aerial imagery.
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