Bellshill South Signal Box
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Bellshill South Signal Box (1878-1931)Opened on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway.
Description
A line ran south from the Bothwell Junction to Whifflet [NB] line to East Parkhead Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2. This colliery was also served by the Caledonian Railway from the south.
To the west was Bothwell Park Signal Box and to the north Bellshill [NB] station, just after passing over the CR route.
The signal box closed in 1931, with the closure of East Parkhead Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2.
The line here was singled in 1945. The line closed completely from Bothwell Junction to Whifflet in 1955.
Tags
Signal Box| Nearby stations Bellshill [NB] Bellshill Bothwell Park Halt Fallside Mossend Holytown [1st] Bothwell [CR] Uddingston East Bothwell [North British] Uddingston [1st] Uddingston Uddingston West Motherwell Motherwell Bridge Holytown | East Parkhead Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2 Bellshill Colliery Pit No 3 Bothwell Park Colliery Pits No 1 and 2 Rosehall Colliery Pit No 7 Douglas Park Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2 Hattonrig Colliery Pits Nos 3 and 4 Milnwood Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2 Rosehall Colliery Pit No 13 Bothwell Park Signal Box Hamilton Palace Junction Orbiston Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2 Bothwell Park Brick Works Bothwell Park Quarry Tourist/other Bothwell Park Colliery Signal Box Douglas Park Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series) |  Forgotten Railways: Scotland |
