Kentallen railway station
Kentallen was a railway station at the head of Kentallen Bay, which is on the southern shore of Loch Linnhe in Highland.
Kentallen | |
|---|---|
 Hotel and restaurant on the site of Kentallen station, in 2005 | |
| Location | Highland Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.6747°N 5.2439°W |
| Grid reference | NN013583 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch |
| Pre-grouping | Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Key dates | |
| 24 August 1903 | Opened |
| 25 May 1953 | Closed |
| 24 August 1953 | Re-opened |
| 28 March 1966 | Closed |
History
This station opened on 20 August 1903.[1] It was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There were sidings on the east side of the line.
The station was temporarily closed from 25 May to 24 August 1953 when flooding washed away a bridge.[2] It was then closed by the British Railways Board in 1966, when the Ballachulish Branch of the Callander and Oban Railway was closed.[1][3]
The station had been the location of a LMS caravan in 1935 and then two caravans from 1936 to 1939.[4] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1953 to 1965.[5]
Following closure the station buildings were converted into a hotel and restaurant.[6]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duror Line and station closed |
Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch Caledonian Railway |
Ballachulish Ferry Line and station closed | ||
Signalling
Throughout its existence, the Ballachulish Branch was worked by the electric token system. Kentallen signal box was located on the Up platform, on the east side of the railway. It had 24 levers.
References
Notes
- Butt (1995), page 130
- "Railway Reopens". Dundee Courier. 19 August 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 13 July 2020. – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
- Hurst (1992), page 43 (ref 1943)
- McRae (1997), page 22
- McRae (1998), page 13
- "Ballachulish Branch (Callander and Oban Railway)". Railscot. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
Further reading
- Fryer, Charles (1989). The Callander and Oban Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1377-X. OCLC 21870958.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.