Settle Carlisle Railway Conservation Area (SCRCA) Appleby was the first Settle & Carlisle Railway station to benefit from a passenger footbridge. In November 1901 (after more than fifteen years of campaigning by the Town Council), a redundant structure from the Midland Railway's station at Mansfield was relocated to Appleby. Unfortunately, it was hit by the jib of a crane during a shunting incident on June 13th, 1902 (a Friday) and the resulting impact demolished the main span. Fortunately, no one was injured and a replacement was erected on Sunday 23 November 1902. This is the bridge that we see today (and it is slightly higher than the original).
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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?
- Yes
- Construction / installation period
- 2: MR construction phase (1869 to 31st Dec 1876)
- Distance from London St.Pancras
- 277 miles and 23 chains
- Position relative to running lines
- Above
- Visibility
- This location IS visible from nearby publicly accessible land.
- Accessibility (ease of access)
- Easy
- Protection Category
- Listed, Grade II
- Geographic Location
- View this location on mapping and aerial imagery.
Protection Details
The List Entry Number (LEN) for this structure is 1145563.
The relevant entry in "The National Heritage List for England" can be reviewed at:
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1145563
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