Glenoglehead railway station

Glenoglehead
Location
Place Glen Ogle
Area Stirling (district)
Coordinates 56°25′29″N 4°20′22″W / 56.4247°N 4.3394°W / 56.4247; -4.3394Coordinates: 56°25′29″N 4°20′22″W / 56.4247°N 4.3394°W / 56.4247; -4.3394
Operations
Original company Callander and Oban Railway
Pre-grouping Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 June 1870 Opened as Killin[1]
1 April 1886 Renamed as Glenoglehead[1]
1 April 1889 Closed[2]
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Glenoglehead was a railway station located at the head of Glen Ogle, Stirling district, Scotland. It was situated on a remote mountainside, some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the village of Killin.

History

When opened on 1 June 1870, the station (then named "Killin") was the temporary terminus of the Callander and Oban Railway. This situation persisted until 1 August 1873 when the line was extended to Tyndrum.

Originally, the station had just one platform.[3] There was also a turntable and an engine shed.[3] After the railway was extended to Tyndrum, the station had two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop, and the turntable and engine shed were removed. There were sidings on the east side of the station.

The station was renamed "Glenoglehead" on 1 April 1886, concurrent with the opening of the Killin Railway and a new station in the village of Killin itself.[2] The original station on the Callander & Oban Railway did not close to passengers until 1 April 1889, however.[2] Glenoglehead signal box and crossing loop remained in use until the railway's closure in 1965, the actual closure date having been brought forward because of a nearby landslide.

Signalling

Glenoglehead signal box, which replaced the original box on 8 April 1890, was located on the west side of the railway. It had 12 levers.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Thomas (1990), page 193
  2. 1 2 3 Thomas (1990), page 110
  3. 1 2 Thomas (1990), page 43

Sources

External links

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Balquhidder   Callander and Oban Railway   Killin Junction


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