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Vacancy: Bridge Inspection Engineer

19 March 2025 Salary £42,828 per annum, permanent contract, full time (37.5 per week), based at home with with GB-wide travel. It's about the bridges, not ...

Torksey Viaduct Closed

10 February 2025 Torksey Viaduct is closed whilst a new leaseholder is sought. Despite our name, Railway Paths doesn't operate any paths. We always lease our ...

Trustee Vacancy

25 July 2023 We have vacancies for 2-3 new trustees. Recruitment is being managed by Russam. Details of the roles and application process ...

Bennerley Viaduct (photo by Paul Atherley)

Awards for Bennerley Viaduct and Levenshulme Station

6 December 2022 The National Railway Heritage Awards for 2022 were announced today. Bennerley Viaduct won The Chairman's Special Award and Levenshulme Station won The ...

Unused railway land between Sandfields and Appleby-in-Westmorland

6 October 2022 (Please see land parcel NE026 on our online map here and search for 'Appleby-in-Westmorland, Eden, Cumbria, England, GBR') Summary Railway Paths would like ...

Marton Bridge A423 Rugby

2 September 2022 Very occasionally we have to demolish a bridge. We always get planning permission and work with the local community to minimize disruption. In ...

Great Musgrave Bridge

16 June 2022 Text of address made by Railway Paths at Eden District Council Planning Committee on 16 June: Thank you for the opportunity to speak ...

Big Water of Fleet Viaduct

21 February 2022 We like to promote our achievements, but we do have some problem children which only a mother could love. Video credit: Scarlett Visuals ...

Bennerley Viaduct works update

13 January 2022 Work to construct the walking and cycling deck over Bennerley Viaduct is complete. It is fully accessible from the Erewash Canal via ...

Vacancy – Property and Estate Administrator

15 December 2021 Property and Estate Administrator £22,389 per annum Flexible, full time, home based, regular travel to Manchester A role for an organized person, ideally with experience ...

Larpool bungee jumping

24 November 2021 We're delighted that our partners the UK Bungee Jumping Club are having such a great time throwing themselves (safely) off Larpool Viaduct!

Bennerley Viaduct deck is on its way

17 November 2021 The GRP panels and bearers to make the new path and 'inland pier' deck arrived at Felixstowe just after midday on Tuesday ...

Bennerley Viaduct works update

3 May 2021 The path up the newly graded western abutment ramp is ready for the surface to be laid.

Bennerley Viaduct works update

3 March 2021 Work restoring the eastern abutment is now complete. Work has started to create a new access ramp on the western abutment.

Railway Heritage Trust Funding Boost for Bennerley Viaduct: All Hands on Deck.

10 February 2021 The project to open Bennerley Viaduct for people to walk and cycle across has just received a massive boost from the Railway ...

The Headley Trust gives £40,000 for Bennerley Viaduct

February 2021 Railway Paths and the Friends of Bennerley Viaduct are extremely grateful to The Headley Trust for their grant of £40,000 to the project ...

Cultural Recovery fund gives £165,000 for Bennerley Viaduct

7 November 2020 More help for heritage in need with £14 million investment in England’s historic sites. Bennerley Viaduct is among 162 organisations receiving lifeline grant ...

Future Plans – the composition of our land

November 2020 The consultation on our future plans prompted questions on the nature of Railway Paths land and our relationship with Sustrans. We own 161 parcels of ...

Consultation on future plans

October 2020 Railway Paths is making new plans for the future and is interested in your views. Since 1998, Railway Paths has been working with other ...

News: Major Funding Boost for Bennerley Viaduct

July 2020 The plan to convert the deck of the Bennerley Viaduct into a pedestrian and cycle route has received a massive boost from a ...

Bennerley Viaduct Secures National Lottery Support

16th July 2019 Railway Paths Ltd has received confirmation that The National Lottery Heritage Fund will contribute £99,500 towards the Bennerley Viaduct project it was ...

Bennerley Viaduct – Update March 2019

Railway Paths Limited and the Friends of Bennerley Viaduct have made a joint announcement this week bringing cheer to everyone who wants to see ...

Bennerley Viaduct latest update: September 2018

In recent months, Railway Paths Ltd (RPL), in consultation with the Friends of Bennerley Viaduct, have been assessing options to enable Bennerley Viaduct to ...

Exciting news for the former Levenshulme South Station

Railway Paths Ltd is working with Station South, a community interest company, to create an exciting future for the former Levenshulme South Station building ...

Latest update: Bennerley Viaduct

The Friends of Bennerley Viaduct, Railway Paths Limited and Sustrans have recently held a productive meeting to start the process of identifying possible options ...

Anna Soubry MP in support of restoring the Bennerley Viaduct!

The Rt Hon Anna Soubry MP has come out in support of Sustrans recent application to restore the Bennerley Viaduct in Nottinghamshire. Anna visited the ...

Loch Earn Railway path phase 3 has been completed.

Phase 3 of the Loch Earn Railway path has now been completed and is open to the public! The Loch Earn Railway path includes RPL’s ...

Lôn Las Ogwen tunnel opens

A new traffic free section of Lôn Las Ogwen between Tregarth near Bangor and Bethesda has opened. The route, part of NCN 82, now ...

December 2016 Work begins on new Laira Rail Bridge to Saltram Meadow route

Work has commenced in Plymouth on the new traffic free walking and cycling route on land supplied by Railway Paths and Sustrans between Laira Rail ...

September 2016 Railway Paths welcomes four new Trustees

Railway Paths welcomes four new Trustees to the Railway Path Board this September. Xavier Brice Xavier Brice joined us as Sustrans new Chief Executive in June 2016, ...

August 2016 Larpool Viaduct and The Cinder Track

This month we are highlighting two films that feature Railway Paths' Larpool Viaduct and the Sustrans Scarborough to Whitby route, known as the Cinder Track. The first ...

July 2016 Friends of Bennerley Viaduct recognised at the Greenwood Community Awards

The Friends of Bennerley Viaduct have collected the award for Heritage Volunteers Group at the Greenwood Community Awards 2016. Members of the Friends group collected their ...

June 2016 Another Major Boost for Bennerley Viaduct as the Project is awarded £75, 000 by Railway Heritage Trust

Plans to restore and reopen Bennerley Viaduct have received another major boost thanks to a pledge by the Railway Heritage Trust to award £75,000 ...

May 2016 The Iron Giant of the Erewash Valley Exhibition

Railway Paths Ltd and Sustrans, in partnership with the Erewash Museum, have put together a fascinating display showcasing the heritage of Bennerley Viaduct. Don't ...

Rediscovering the Iron Giant: Bennerley Viaduct Exhibition Preview Event 19th May at 7pm

Join Railway Paths Ltd this month for the opening of the Rediscovering Bennerley Viaduct - the Iron Giant of the Erewash Valley Exhibition, with an ...

April 2016 Torksey Viaduct Official Opening

The newly restored Torksey viaduct was officially opened this April by Sir William McAlpine, Chair of the Railway Heritage Trust. The ceremony marked the opening of ...

March 2016 Looking Forward to the Torksey Viaduct Official Opening: 22nd April 2016

This month Railway Paths Ltd are anticipating the official opening of the brand new pedestrian route over the historic Torksey Viaduct, with thanks to ...

February 2016 RPL Trustees visit the Lias Line

The Railway Paths Board of Trustees came together in the West Midlands this February for the latest RPL Board meeting. In addition to the ...

November 2015 Rediscovering Bennerley Viaduct with thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund

Bennerley Viaduct : photo © Steve Cole A grant of £40,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund paves the way for Rediscovering the Bennerley Viaduct. The Heritage ...

Sustrans wins European award for National Cycle Network biodiversity project

Sustrans has been awarded second place in the Exemplary Initiative Award by the European Greenway Association, for a project which aims to survey, protect and ...

October 2015 Borders Railway

Railway Paths welcomes the opening of the Borders Railway, which utilises land supplied by RPL. Her Majesty The Queen opened the Borders Railway on the 9th ...

September 2015 Torksey Viaduct

Torksey Viaduct to reopen as a walking route across the River Trent after extensive renovation Drone image of Torksey Viaduct : photo © Andrew Green The site, ...

August 2015 Greener Greenways

Greener Greenways Derby Canal Path Greenway – The Cloud Trail Photo © Hannah Lewis A Biodiversity conservation project Back in 2013 Railway Paths’ sister charity Sustrans began an ecology ...

July 2015 – National Cycle Network turns 20!

Railway Paths sister charity Sustrans is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the National Cycle Network. Image © Sustrans Sustrans was set up in Bristol in 1977 ...

June 2015 – Lumb Viaduct

Lumb Viaduct receives a new lease of life Lumb Viaduct undergoing renovation: photo © Sustrans RPL’s viaduct at Lumb, north of Bury, Lancashire is currently undergoing ...

May 2015 – Westburn Viaduct

A disused railway bridge over Glasgow’s River Clyde has become home to a spectacular lighting installation, thanks to a Commonwealth Games Legacy Project Working in ...