Difference between revisions of "Ardrossan Harbour Signal Box"
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Ardrossan Harbour signal box was located by Harbour Road level crossing at Ardrossan. Thursday 27th October 1983 | Ardrossan Harbour signal box was located by Harbour Road level crossing at Ardrossan. Thursday 27th October 1983 | ||
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Ardrossan Harbour No1 signal box was a Glasgow and South Western Railway Type 3 design which opened in 1892. A replacement 40 lever McKenzie and Holland frame was installed in 1932 and on 29th January 1939 the box was renamed Ardrossan Harbour when Ardrossan Harbour No2 signal box closed. It was reduced to a non block post supervising the adjacent level crossing only on 18th May 1986 when the line from Holm Junction signal box was singled and worked by one train regulations. It was closed on 29th January 1989, exactly half a century after being renamed, when the adjacent level crossing was converted to an automatic open crossing locally monitored | Ardrossan Harbour No1 signal box was a Glasgow and South Western Railway Type 3 design which opened in 1892. A replacement 40 lever McKenzie and Holland frame was installed in 1932 and on 29th January 1939 the box was renamed Ardrossan Harbour when Ardrossan Harbour No2 signal box closed. It was reduced to a non block post supervising the adjacent level crossing only on 18th May 1986 when the line from Holm Junction signal box was singled and worked by one train regulations. It was closed on 29th January 1989, exactly half a century after being renamed, when the adjacent level crossing was converted to an automatic open crossing locally monitored | ||
− | + | ==Image Gallery== | |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:8166.jpg | File:8166.jpg | ||
File:Ardharsb.jpg | File:Ardharsb.jpg | ||
File:20447.jpg | File:20447.jpg | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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+ | ==Line Information== | ||
+ | {{rail start}} | ||
+ | {{rail line | ||
+ | |previous = {{Stnlnk|Ardrossan Town}} | ||
+ | |next = {{Stnlnk|Ardrossan Harbour}} | ||
+ | |route = [[Abellio ScotRail]]<br /><small>[[Ayrshire Coast Line]]</small> | ||
+ | |col = {{ScotRail colour}} |lightcol={{National Rail colour|ScotRail|branch=Ayrshire Coast Line}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Historical Rail Insert}} | ||
+ | {{rail line | ||
+ | |previous = {{Stnlnk|Ardrossan Town}}<br><small>''Line and station open</small> | ||
+ | |next = {{Stnlnk|Ardrossan Winton Pier}}<br><small>''Line Part Closed</small> | ||
+ | |route = [[Glasgow and South Western Railway]]<br /><small>[[Ardrossan Railway]]</small> | ||
+ | |col = {{G&SW colour}} |lightcol={{G&SW light}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{end box}} |
Latest revision as of 01:46, 23 October 2015
Ardrossan Harbour Signal Box | |||
Location | |||
Ardrossan | |||
Country | |||
Scotland | |||
County | |||
North Ayrshire | |||
Closed | |||
29th January 1989 | |||
Status | |||
Demolished |
History[edit]
Ardrossan Harbour signal box was located by Harbour Road level crossing at Ardrossan. Thursday 27th October 1983
Ardrossan Harbour No1 signal box was a Glasgow and South Western Railway Type 3 design which opened in 1892. A replacement 40 lever McKenzie and Holland frame was installed in 1932 and on 29th January 1939 the box was renamed Ardrossan Harbour when Ardrossan Harbour No2 signal box closed. It was reduced to a non block post supervising the adjacent level crossing only on 18th May 1986 when the line from Holm Junction signal box was singled and worked by one train regulations. It was closed on 29th January 1989, exactly half a century after being renamed, when the adjacent level crossing was converted to an automatic open crossing locally monitored
Image Gallery[edit]
Line Information[edit]
Preceding Station | National Rail | Following Station | ||
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Ardrossan Town | Abellio ScotRail Ayrshire Coast Line |
Ardrossan Harbour | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Ardrossan Town Line and station open |
Glasgow and South Western Railway Ardrossan Railway |
Ardrossan Winton Pier Line Part Closed |