Bellside Quarry Signal Box
Location type
Name and dates
Bellside Quarry Signal BoxOpened on the Cleland and Midcalder Line (Caledonian Railway).
Description
This signal box, east of Cleland Viaduct and station, controll access to Bellside Brick Works and Bellside Quarry.Later it gave access to Bellside Colliery.
A box opened here in 1869 with the line. It was on the north side of the line. A siding, also on the north side, ran west to serve the brick works and quarry. The box was replaced in 1886. Later, by reversal from this siding, the colliery could be reached. A tramway ran north to Hills of Murdostown Colliery, and another west to the quarry site.
The box closed in 1932, replaced by a ground frame.
The site is now landscaped.
Tags
Signal box junction| Nearby stations Cleland Cleland [1st] Newmains Cambusnethan Hartwood Morningside [NBR] Morningside [1st] Morningside [CR] Newhouse Carfin Wishaw Stirling Road Wishaw South Davies Dykes Overtown [2nd] | Bellside Colliery Bellside Brick Works Bellside Bridge Bellside Quarry Murdostoun Colliery Westwood Pits No 1 Hills of Murdostown Colliery Crindledyke Colliery Drumbowie Junction Cleland Viaduct North Shaws Colliery Murdostoun Colliery Westwood Pits Nos 2 and 3 Omoa Yard North Auchinlee Quarry and Brick Works Langbyres Junction Tourist/other Cleland Hospital |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 Vanished Railways of West Lothian |
