Glenury Viaduct Explained

Carries:Dundee–Aberdeen line
Crosses:Cowie Water
Locale:Stonehaven, Scotland
Number Spans:14
Num Track:2
Open:1849

Glenury Viaduct is a double-track railway viaduct in Stonehaven, Scotland.[1] It is Category B listed.[2] The viaduct is situated north of Stonehaven railway station and adjacent to Mineralwell Park.

History

On 18 May 1848 during construction of the viaduct, an accident involving a crane resulted in a worker being killed and two others being injured.[3] [4]

The viaduct was completed in 1849 and the line was opened to Limpet Mill railway station.[5] In June 1884, work began to replace the wooden arches with a new iron deck. The contractor for the project was Blakie Brothers of Aberdeen. During the reconstruction, a single track remained operational. The work was completed in February 1885 at a cost of approximately £28,000.[6]

In the late 1970s, the viaduct was refurbished. The deteriorating iron trestles supporting the deck were enclosed in concrete and timber decking was replaced with steel.[7]

References

  1. Web site: Glenury Viaduct . 2022-06-17 . Canmore . en . 2021-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422170937/https://canmore.org.uk/site/36945/glenury-viaduct . live .
  2. Web site: GLENURY VIADUCT, U/B ECN5/340 (LB50258) . 2022-06-17 . portal.historicenvironment.scot.
  3. News: 1848-05-24 . Accident at the viaduct over the Cowie Water, at Glenury . 4 . The Press and Journal . 2022-06-17.
  4. News: 1848-06-05 . Accident . 4 . Glasgow Herald . 2022-06-17.
  5. News: 1848-11-13 . Aberdeen Railway . 1 . Brechin Advertiser . 2022-06-17.
  6. News: 1885-02-12 . Completion of Glenury Viaduct . 1 . Stonehaven Journal . 2022-06-18.
  7. News: 1976-02-06 . Work to start on Glenury viaduct . 1 . The Press and Journal . 2022-06-18.