Duror railway station
Encyclopedia
Duror was a railway station on Cuil Bay on the east shore of Loch Linnhe
at Duror in Highland
region.
to the north of the station, on the east side of the line.
One platform was taken out of use on 8 April 1927 along with the crossing loop.
The station closed in 1966, when the Ballachulish Branch of the Callander and Oban Railway was closed.
Signalling
Throughout its existence, the Ballachulish Branch was worked by the electric token system
. Duror signal box
, which had 18 levers, was located on the Up platform, on the east side of the railway. The signal box and crossing loop were taken out of use on 8 April 1927.
Loch Linnhe
Loch Linnhe is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland....
at Duror in Highland
Highland (council area)
Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and...
region.
History
This station opened on 24 August 1903. It was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There was a sidingRail siding
A siding, in rail terminology, is a low-speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line or branch line or spur. It may connect to through track or to other sidings at either end...
to the north of the station, on the east side of the line.
One platform was taken out of use on 8 April 1927 along with the crossing loop.
The station closed in 1966, when the Ballachulish Branch of the Callander and Oban Railway was closed.
SignallingRailway signallingRailway signalling is a system used to control railway traffic safely, essentially to prevent trains from colliding. Being guided by fixed rails, trains are uniquely susceptible to collision; furthermore, trains cannot stop quickly, and frequently operate at speeds that do not enable them to stop...
Throughout its existence, the Ballachulish Branch was worked by the electric token systemToken (railway signalling)
In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a locomotive driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track. The token is clearly endorsed with the name of the section it belongs to...
. Duror signal box
Signal box
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
, which had 18 levers, was located on the Up platform, on the east side of the railway. The signal box and crossing loop were taken out of use on 8 April 1927.