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Buckingham Junction

Location type

Junction

Name and dates

Buckingham Junction (1878-)

Opened on the Dundee and Perth Railway.
Opened on the Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway).

Description

This was the junction between the Dundee and Perth Railway's approach to Dundee West and a short spur from the Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)'s Dundee Central Junction. It was paid for by the North British Railway[ but staffed by, and in the style of, the Caledonian Railway. The connection allowed trains from the Perth direction to enter Tay Bridge [Station] (now Dundee) from the west.

Both lines were double track. The signal box was on the north side of the junction. It opened in 1878, when the connection was first made. It was replaced in 1886 when the second Tay Bridge was about to open (in 1887). This second box was a two frame box, somewhat overhanging its brick base. It was replaced in 1958 due to the condition of the older box.

A Buckingham Junction still exists but with the closure of Dundee West in 1965 it is now access to sidings.

The 1958 box closed in 1985 replaced by the Dundee Signalling Centre. Track was further rationalised and approach from Perth was realigned to remove kinks on the approach to Dundee station.

Tags

Junction two frame box

Nearby stations Dundee Esplanade Magdalen Green Dundee Dundee West Dundee Ward Road Dundee Trades Lane Dundee East Lochee Offset at Back of Law Ninewells Junction [Station] Crossroads Roodyards Wormit Newport-on-Tay West Lochee West	Dundee West MPD Dundee Central Junction Dundee West Mineral Yard Seabraes Engine Works Dundee Tay Bridge Shed Tay Bridge Minerals Blackness Foundry Tay Bridge Goods Ward Foundry Dundee Signalling Centre Dundee West Goods Dundee Ward Road Shed Dundee Craig Harbour Tourist/other Discovery Point RRS Discovery
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Chronology Dates

/ /1870	Caledonian Railway Caledonian Railway gains running powers over the Dundee Harbour Trustees lines between Buckingham Junction (Dundee and Perth Railway) and Camperdown Junction (Trades Lane and Carolina Port Railway).
15/07/1870	Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway) Tay Bridge [1st], Dundee Tay Bridge [Station] and line from Leuchars to Dundee authorised. Dundee's Dock Street Tunnel authorised. Running power access authorised for the Caledonian Railway between Buckingham Junction and Camperdown Junction.
03/05/1965	Dundee and Perth Railway Dundee West to Buckingham Junction closed to passengers. With both Dundee West and Dundee Tay Bridge [Station] having lost services the latter was able to take on the traffic of the former. Dundee West Goods remains open and Tay Bridge Goods closed (although much remains open as sidings).