Kilton Viaduct

Kilton Viaduct
Kilton Viaduct, near Loftus
Coordinates	54°33′22″N 0°54′14″W / 54.556°N 0.904°W / 54.556; -0.904
OS grid reference	NZ709185
Carries	Boulby Line
Crosses	Kilton Beck
Locale	Loftus, North Yorkshire, England
Other name(s)	Kilton Beck Viaduct
Owner	Network Rail
Preceded by	Upleatham Viaduct
Followed by	Staithes Viaduct
Characteristics
Material	Wrought iron (original) Freestone (original) Ironstone shale (embankment)
Total length	226 yards (207 m)
Height	150 feet (46 m)
No. of spans	13
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks	1
History
Architect	James Brunlees
Opened	1867
Replaced by	Embankment
Location

v t e Railways around Skinningrove
Legend
Cleveland Railway to Brotton Skinningrove Steelworks Carlin How engine shed Carlin How Junction Skinningrove Start of zig-zag line Headshunt Carlin How Mine Loftus Mines Former line under viaduct Kilton Beck Headshunt Kilton Viaduct Liverton Mines Loftus WR&MUR to Boulby Mine

Kilton Viaduct was a railway viaduct that straddled Kilton Beck, near to Loftus, in North Yorkshire, England. The viaduct was opened to traffic in 1867, however in 1911, with the viaduct suffering subsidence from the nearby ironstone mining, the whole structure was encased in waste material from the mines creating an embankment which re-opened fully to traffic in 1913. The railway closed in 1963, but then in 1974, it re-opened as part of the freight line to Boulby Mine carrying potash traffic.