Ardmore East Signal Box
Location type
Name and dates
Ardmore East Signal Box (1943-1976)Opened on the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway.
Description
This wartime signal box, of 1943, was north of Ardmore Level Crossing and located on the west side of the railway. The box controlled the approach to the south end of Ardmore Yard, associated with Faslane Military Port.
The box replaced the box at Ardmore Level Crossing.
The box was modernised for the electrification of the line in 1960. The yard, in reduced form, surviving for some time afterwards. The box closed in 1976.
Tags
Signal box Second World War
| Nearby stations Cardross Craigendoran Craigendoran Upper Craigendoran Pier Helensburgh Ticket Platform Bogston Port Glasgow Cartsdyke Helensburgh Central Woodhall Greenock Cathcart Street [1st] Helensburgh Upper Greenock Central Greenock Princes Pier [2nd] Greenock Princes Pier [1st] | Ardmore Yard Craigendoran East Yard Tourist/other Ardmore Level Crossing Ardardan Farm Ardardan House Ardmore Fish Yair Brooks Crossing Moss Road Level Crossing Ardmore West Signal Box Geilston Farm Level Crossing Geilston Garden St Mahew^s Chapel Colgrain Fish Yair Geilston Crossing Cardross Battery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
