RAILSCOT | Longlee Signal Box

Longlee Signal Box (-1940)

Opened on the Lesmahagow Railway.

This box, along with the nearby Hill Colliery Signal Box to the south, was associated with several mines to the north of Netherburn station.

A mineral line ran north west to Woodside Colliery No 2 Pit which was connected by a tramway to Woodside Colliery No 1 Pit.

Another line ran south east and turned towards the north to serve Longlee Colliery No 1 Pit and Longlee Colliery No 2 Pit. From close to its junction with the main line a loop from this ran south via Longlee Colliery No 3 Pit to Hill Colliery Signal Box. No 3 was connected by tramway to Longlee Colliery No 4 Pit.

The box closed in 1940. The line was singled in 1949 (northbound line lifted), closed to passengers in 1951 and closed altogether in 1960.

Today the trackbed can be walked and is a dirt road.

Nearby stations Netherburn Dalserf Tillietudlem Larkhall East Larkhall Stonehouse [Lanarkshire] Overtown [1st] Carluke Overtown [2nd] Blackwood [1st] Merryton Auchenheath Law Junction Blackwood [2nd] Braidwood	Longlee Colliery No 1 Pit Woodside Colliery No 1 Pit Woodside Colliery No 2 Pit Longlee Colliery No 2 Pit Longlee Colliery No 3 Pit Longlee Colliery No 4 Pit Hill Colliery Woodside No 3 Pit Mine Ashgilll Colliery Over Dalserf Colliery Swinhill Colliery No 4 Pit Tourist/other Hill Colliery Signal Box Woodside Signal Box Over Dalserf Signal Box
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.