Barbadoes Siding
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Barbadoes Siding (1882-1959)Opened on the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway.
Description
This siding was directly north of a small bridge over the Kelty Water. The siding was between Gartmore and Buchlyvie. It was approached from the south and on the west side of the line. A house remains near the site.
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SidingExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Gartmore Buchlyvie Aberfoyle Port of Menteith Balfron Ladylands Platform Fairfields Siding Gartness Kippen Killearn Drymen Callander (Dreadnought) Dumgoyne Callander [1st] Callander Ticket Platform | Kelty Water Bridge Forth Viaduct [Gartmore] Buchlyvie Junction Mye Gravel Pit Balwill Siding Mye Siding Aberfoyle Shed Tourist/other Gartmore House Knockinshannock Crossing Inch Talla Castle Lake of Menteith Inchmahome Priory Blackhouse Crossing Port of Menteith Pier Cardross House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Floating railwayThe line to the south of Barbadoes Siding floated on a brush-wood mat as it crossed Flanders Moss. There was a speed restriction of 30mph. A train detailed here in 1929 after the embankment subsided. |
