Keith West Signal Box
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Keith West Signal Box (1884-1966)Where: Moray
Opened on the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway.
Opened on the Buckie and Portessie Branch (Highland Railway).
Description
This signal box was west of the Highland Railway part of Keith station. It controlled the approach to the station and goods yard, to the east, and the junction between the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway, of 1856, and the Buckie and Portessie Branch (Highland Railway), of 1884.
The box opened with the junction of 1884. It was located on the south side of the line. It was a double track junction, both lines reducing to a single track just west of the junction. The east end of the loop was at the Highland part of Keith station, although the layout also incorporated a goods bypass to the north of the passenger platform.
The junction is separated from Keith station by a bridge over the River Isla. Just east of the bridge lines fanned out to sidings on the north side of Keith Shed [HR], the main platform, bay platform and goods yard.
Air Ministry gas plant sidings were put in at the junction around 1939. These were reached by reversal from the Aultmore line (the cut back Portessie line). The site is now part of the bonded warehousing near Keith. Keith Air Ministry Siding.
The box closed in 1966.
The main line remains open, but single track.
Tags
Signal box junction| Nearby stations Strathisla Mills Platform Keith Keith Town Aultmore Auchindachy Tauchers Platform Towiemore Halt Mulben Grange Cairnie Junction Drummuir Millegan Enzie Drummuir Curlers Platform Letterfourie | Keith Air Ministry Siding Keith Shed [HR] Keith Shed [GNSR] [1st] Chivas Bros Siding [Keith] Keith Junction Strathmill Distillery Siding Crooksmill Siding Tourist/other Keith North Signal Box Strathisla Distillery Newmill Signal Box Strathmill Distillery Mill o^ Wood Signal Box Aultmore Distillery Glentauchers Distillery Towiemore Distillery |
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