Appin railway station
| Appin | |
|---|---|
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Remains of Appin station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Portnacroish |
| Area | Argyll and Bute |
| Coordinates | 56°34′17″N 5°22′48″W / 56.5713°N 5.3800°WCoordinates: 56°34′17″N 5°22′48″W / 56.5713°N 5.3800°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company |
Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch |
| Pre-grouping | Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 24 August 1903 | Opened[1] |
| 28 March 1966 | Closed[1] |
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Appin was a railway station in Scotland, close to the Sound of Shuna on the east shore of Loch Laiche - an arm of Loch Linnhe, Portnacroish, Appin in Argyll and Bute.
History
This station opened on 24 August 1903. It was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There were sidings on both sides of the line.
Opened by the Callander and Oban Railway, it joined the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
It was then closed by the British Railways Board in 1966, when the Ballachulish Branch of the Callander and Oban Railway was closed.
The station had been the location of a camping coach.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creagan Line and station closed |
Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch Caledonian Railway |
Duror Line and station closed | ||
Signalling
Throughout its existence, signalling on the Ballachulish Branch used the electric token system. Appin signal box was located on the Down platform, on the west side of the railway. It had 24 levers.
References
Notes
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Fryer, Charles (1989). The Callander and Oban Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1377-X. OCLC 21870958.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.