Cockshute Canal Bridge - Stoke-on-Trent, UK - Railroad Bridges on Waymarking.com

The bridge crosses the canal at an oblique angle very close to the lock gates of Cockshute lock on the Trent & Mersey canal.

"It was originally built by the North Staffordshire Railway Company in 1848 and these days carries trains for a number of different railway companies.

The bridge carries trains for the Stafford to Manchester Line and the Crewe to Derby Line; it is also served by trains between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly via the Trent Valley Line. Services are operated by CrossCountry, East Midlands Trains, London Midland, Northern and Virgin Trains.

In April 2006, Network Rail organised its maintenance and train control operations into "26 Routes". The main line through Stoke-on-Trent forms part of Route 18 (The West Coast Mainline).

Major destinations served by 'through' (i.e.: direct service) express trains include: to the south London, Birmingham, Oxford, Reading, Southampton, Bournemouth; and to the north Manchester Piccadilly.

Destinations served by local and regional trains include: to the north Crewe and Macclesfield; to the east Uttoxeter and Derby; and to the south Stafford and Wolverhampton. There is now an hourly semi-fast direct service from Crewe to London Euston via Stone, which was introduced in December 2008."

The above details were extracted from a Wikipedia page about the nearby railway station.

Bridge Type: Girder Bridge Usage: Railroad Moving Bridge: This bridge is static (has no moving pieces)

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