Abronhill Signal Box

Location type


Name and dates

Abronhill Signal Box (1873-1931)

Opened on the Caledonian Railway.

Description

This signal box was on the west side of the line. It was replaced in 1908. Following this there was a trailing siding on the southbound line and a trailing crossover just to its north. The box closed in 1931.

Tags

Signal box siding

External links

NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map

Nearby stations
Castlecary
Cumbernauld
Banknock
Dullator
Greenfaulds
Dennyloanhead
Upper Greenhill
Colzium
Croy
Greenhill
Bonnybridge Canal Goods
Kilsyth (New)
Bonnybridge
Bonnybridge Central
Kilsyth (Old)
Abronhill Tunnel
Green Yards Siding
Netherwood Quarry
Netherwood Siding
Glencryne Pit
Fireclay and Limeworks
Castlecary Viaduct
Glencryne Quarry
Cumbernauld Works
Castlecary Curve
Dullator East Signal Box
Lock 20 [Wyndford Lock] [FCC]
Tourist/other
Cumbernauld House
Castlecary Roman Fort
Netherwood Basin
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


Books


An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways

Bradshaw's Guides Scotlands Railways West Coast - Carlisle to Inverness: 5

Caledonian Dunalastairs and Associated Classes (Locomotive Monograph)

Caledonian in LMS Days (Railways in Retrospect)

Caledonian Railway

Caledonian Railway Carriages

Caledonian Railway Livery: The True Line Elegance and Style

Caledonian Railway Wagons & Non-Passenger Coaching Stock

Caledonian Routes 3: Stirling to Crianlarich - DVD - Oakwood Press

Caley to the Coast: Rothesay by Wemyss Bay (Oakwood Library of Railway History)

Callander & Oban Railway Through Time

Callander and Oban Railway (Library of Railway History)

Carlisle To Beattock: including the Dumfries Branch (Scottish Main Lines)

Carlisle to Hawick: The Waverley Route (Scml)

Signalling the Caledonian Railway

The Caledonian Railway 'jumbos' the 18in. X 26in. 0-6-0s

The Caledonian, Scotland's Imperial Railway: A History

The Vanished Railways of Old Western Dunbartonshire (Britains Railways/Old Photos)

Through Scotland with the Caledonian Railway

Vanished Railways of West Lothian