Historic footbridge

[simond]

Saw this in the morning papers, might be of interest if you want a 9-track footbridge…

Deep Pit railway footbridge WBS/24, including brick piers, northern setted access path and southern access ramp, Non Civil Parish - 1487166 | Historic England

List entry 1487166. Grade II Listed Building: Deep Pit Railway Footbridge Wbs/24, Including Brick Piers, Northern Setted Access Path And Southern Access Ramp. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.

historicengland.org.uk

The highlighted listings include gems that are still in use such as the Deep Pit railway footbridge in Hindley, Wigan, which dates from 1887 and is considered unusually long. Elegantly designed, it once spanned nine tracks and survives with very little alteration, Historic England said.

https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2e590aaa77c5d4b25dd6c4f5e1960181c212d542/0_0_3000_1800/master/3000.jpg?width=1500&quality=45&fit=bounds&s=95175c3287e1648cf2916f30cc33d354

From the Guardian

 

[AJC]

That's a very handsome footbridge, to be sure - and an interesting example of the way in which modern listings come into being. Not the only railway-related building highlighted, either. The full press release is here: 16 Remarkable Historic Places Listed in 2023 | Historic England



Picture from Historic England.

The Railway Inn in Darlington has impeccable early railway credentials: The Railway Tavern, a former Stockton and Darlington Railway inn, Non Civil Parish - 1486008 | Historic England - HE aren't daft, they know railways and pubs have a following, so a combination...

I happen to know - because a former colleague has done some of the archival legwork (in the course of which we both learned a lot about the Ministry of Transport, MT and RAIL series at The National Archives...) - that there are quite a few Stockton and Darlington-related listings in the works in advance of Rail 200 as it's informally known in 2025. Historic England are having a bit of a campaign in consequence.

Adam

EDIT - and HE know their business: this has only just turned up in the news and already people are adding comments and pictures: you can do this for any listed building and it's really helpful, even if one of my contributions might be said to be a little frivolous: THE MILL, Mapledurham - 1059523 | Historic England

 

[Tim Birch]

Saw this in the morning papers, might be of interest if you want a 9-track footbridge…

Deep Pit railway footbridge WBS/24, including brick piers, northern setted access path and southern access ramp, Non Civil Parish - 1487166 | Historic England

List entry 1487166. Grade II Listed Building: Deep Pit Railway Footbridge Wbs/24, Including Brick Piers, Northern Setted Access Path And Southern Access Ramp. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.

historicengland.org.uk

The highlighted listings include gems that are still in use such as the Deep Pit railway footbridge in Hindley, Wigan, which dates from 1887 and is considered unusually long. Elegantly designed, it once spanned nine tracks and survives with very little alteration, Historic England said.

https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2e590aaa77c5d4b25dd6c4f5e1960181c212d542/0_0_3000_1800/master/3000.jpg?width=1500&quality=45&fit=bounds&s=95175c3287e1648cf2916f30cc33d354

From the Guardian

Here it is in the 1960s.

 

[JimG]

I'm trying to work out what's going on at the front end of the locomotive. And it seems a lot of power for three coaches.

 

[AJC]

I'm trying to work out what's going on at the front end of the locomotive. And it seems a lot of power for three coaches.

It's a Caprotti black five - hence the massive steam pipes. I think @Dave F. is currently building a pair - and Hornby are about to(?) release such a thing, so they're fresh in my mind. It's not exactly a Light Pacific on a single coach portion of the ACE, but a lot of power for a short train, yes.

Adam

 

[JimG]

It's a Caprotti black five - hence the massive steam pipes. I think @Dave F. is currently building a pair - and Hornby are about to(?) release such a thing, so they're fresh in my mind. It's not exactly a Light Pacific on a single coach portion of the ACE, ut a lot of power for a short train, yes.

I don't know a lot about the Caprotti fitted locomotives so thanks for the information.

Jim.

 

[Tim Birch]

The caption for the photo of the Caprotti loco states that it is a Southport - Rochdale service on 31st August 1963. The loco was scrapped in September and so was possibly not fit for more strenuous duties. Just for interest, here is the signalling diagram for the cabin in the distance. (Taken from 'Signal boxes on LYR lines: north and west of Manchester Vol 1. by Chris Littleworth and published by the LYR Society).