Boydston Signal Box
Location type
Place
Name and dates
Boydston Signal Box (1896-1948)
Opened on the Largs Branch (Glasgow and South Western Railway).
Description
This signal box was located between West Kilbride (to the north) and Ardrossan (Parkhouse Junction). The box was on the east side of the line a short way south of the Kirkland Glen Viaduct. The box opened in 1896, there may have been a temporary box just prior to this (although this is not shown on the 1896 OS map).
In the Second World War the Montfode Oil Depot opened to the south.
Tags
Signal boxExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
Nearby stations Ardrossan North West Kilbride Ardrossan Montgomerie Pier Ardrossan Winton Pier Ardrossan Harbour Ardrossan Town Ardrossan South Beach Saltcoats North Saltcoats [2nd] Saltcoats Saltcoats [1st] Stevenston Moorpark Stevenston Kilwinning Byres Kilwinning | Other railway and industry locations Boydston Signal Box Kirkland Glen Viaduct Montfode Oil Depot Montfode Fuel Depot Sidings Ardrossan Refinery Ardrossan North Shed Ardrossan North Goods Parkhouse Junction Ardrossan Western Breakwater Castlehill Junction Ardrossan Shed [GSW] [2nd] Ardrossan Shed [GSW] [1st] Tourist/other Eglinton Dock Ardrossan Castle Ardrossan Old Dock |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 Gourock to Largs Coast Through Time |  Largs 1895: Ayrshire Sheet 03.12 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Ayrshire) |  Old Largs |  Old West Kilbride |
