2011

SX4368 : Calstock Viaduct with moon rising

taken 13 years ago, near to Calstock, Cornwall, England

Calstock Viaduct with moon rising
Calstock Viaduct with moon rising
The Bere Alston & Calstock Light Railway was authorised to redevelop a narrow gauge mineral line near Callington in south eastern Cornwall. This was served by a wharf at Calstock Quay on the river Tamar. The new railway was authorised to make connection with the Plymouth, Devonport & South Western Junction Railway at Bere Alston on the other side of the Tamar, for further transport by rail.

The crossing was achieved by building a single track viaduct. With 12 60 ft. spans, a length of 333yds. and a height of some 120 ft. it is impressively slender and elegant. The use of concrete blocks by the designers, Galbraith & Church, was innovative. Until 1934 an unusual feature was a wagon lift on a siding alongside the viaduct which enabled wagons to continue to reach the wharf below.

The viaduct is listed Grade II* and is still in use.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Paul Loft and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Quarrying, Mining Railways Industry Docks, Harbours Primary Subject: Viaduct
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · River Tamar at Calstock [36] · Calstock Railway Viaduct [23] · Cornwall [15] · Quay [6] · Track [4] ·
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SX4368, 248 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Paul Loft   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 15 May, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 22 June, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 4334 6861 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:29.7774N 4:12.6095W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 4273 6888
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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