Craig Colliery Signal Box

Location type


Name and dates

Craig Colliery Signal Box (1904-1932)

Opened on the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway.

Description

This signal box controlled the short mineral line for Craig Colliery. The line ran north and was approached from the east. The junction was east of Drybridge station.

The branch crossed the River Irvine to reach the colliery. The signal box was at the point of junction, on the north side of the line. There was a loop on the branch.

The box closed in 1932.

The main line, now single track, remains open. A central pier from the viaduct remains in the river.

Tags

Signal box junction colliery

External links

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

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series)

Britains Historic Railway Buildings: A Gazetteer of Structures and Sites

Britain's Historic Railway Buildings: An Oxford Gazetteer of Structures and Sites

National Series of Waterway, Tramway and Railway Atlases: Ayrshire v. 1h

Origins of the Scottish Railway System 1722-1844

The Oxford Companion to British Railway History: From 1603 to the 1990s

THE RAILWAY HERITAGE OF BRITAIN: 150 YEARS OF RAILWAY ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING.