Charlestown Viaduct
A view of the now much overgrown 1810 Charlestown Viaduct which was replaced by the 1863 NBR route to Charlestown which latterly formed part of the Crombie branch. The railway had originally reached Charlestown in 1799 along the current road from Merryhill and then via West Road and Main Road (with almost right angled curves) to the top of a rope incline with a separate branch to the top of the kilns. The new route across the viaduct, which seems to have co-existed with the original branch, provided additional capacity and a gentler gradient down to the harbour. It is likely that the original route continued to carry coal for the kilns while the new route carried coal to the harbour for export. The waggonway to Limekilns closed in 1810 when the route over this viaduct opened.
Location: Charlestown Viaduct (former)
Original line: Charlestown Railway
Photographer: Mark Poustie
Contact photographer: Mark Poustie
Date: 11/10/2020
Image number: 86905
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