Glenoglehead railway station

Glenoglehead was a railway station located at the head of Glen Ogle, Stirling district, Scotland. It was situated on a remote mountainside, some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the village of Killin.

Glenoglehead
LocationGlen Ogle, Stirling (district)
Scotland
Coordinates56.4247°N 4.3394°W / 56.4247; -4.3394
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCallander and Oban Railway
Pre-groupingCallander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Key dates
1 June 1870Opened as Killin[1]
1 April 1886Renamed as Glenoglehead[1]
1 April 1889Closed for passengers[2]
28 September 1965closed completely

History

When opened on 1 June 1870, the station (then named "Killin") was the temporary terminus of the Callander and Oban Railway. This situation persisted until 1 August 1873 when the line was extended to Tyndrum.

Originally, the station had just one platform.[3] There was also a turntable and an engine shed.[3] After the railway was extended to Tyndrum, the station had two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop, and the turntable and engine shed were removed. There were sidings on the east side of the station.

The station was renamed "Glenoglehead" on 1 April 1886, concurrent with the opening of the Killin Railway and a new station in the village of Killin itself.[2] The original station on the Callander & Oban Railway did not close to passengers until 1 April 1889.[2] The station was occasionally served by excursions until 1916 after which it was used by railway staff until the line closure.[4] Glenoglehead signal box and crossing loop remained in use until the railway's closure in 1965, the actual closure date having been brought forward because of a nearby landslide.

Signalling

Glenoglehead signal box, which replaced the original box on 8 April 1890, was located on the west side of the railway. It had 12 levers.

References

Notes
  1. Thomas (1990), page 193
  2. Thomas (1990), page 110
  3. Thomas (1990), page 43
  4. Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations by G.Croughton page 79

Sources
  • Thomas, John (1966). The Callander and Oban Railway (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. OCLC 2316816.
  • Thomas, John; Farrington, J.H. (1990). The Callander and Oban Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David St John Thomas. OCLC 60059451.
  • Thomas, John (2000). The Callander and Oban Railway (3rd ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-9465-3761-5. OCLC 228266316.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Balquhidder   Callander and Oban Railway   Killin Junction


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