Callander and Oban Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Callander and Oban Junction (1870-1938)Opened on the Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway.
Opened on the Callander and Oban Railway.
Description
This was the junction between the Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway and the Callander and Oban Railway which extended it to Oban. Callander [1st] was left on a short branch being replaced by Callander (Dreadnought) further west. The original signal box was to the north of the junction at the point of division of the lines.
Doubling
In 1902 the line west to Callander (Dreadnought) was doubled. The signal box was replaced, the new box was in the 'V' of the junction. A connection was made west of the box to the Oban line, forming a loop around the box, and there was a headshunt added for the former terminus, allowing a train from the west to run south of the box, use the headshunt and reverse to the terminus.Two single lines
The signal box here closed in 1938 after which the northern of the two line was the approach to Callander (Dreadnought) from the east and the southern track became access, via a reversal, to Callander [1st] (now a goods yard) and Callander Shed.Closure
Closure of the lines here came with the closure of the Callander and Oban Railway between Crianlarich Lower (excluded) and Dunblane (excluded). Closure was in 1965 and track remained until 1969.Today
The location is now within a housing estate and the location of the junction is difficult to discern. A triangular patch of grass bounded to the north by Livingstone Avenue and Glen Gardens is the site of the junction.Tags
JunctionAliases
Callander C and O Junction
| Nearby stations Callander Ticket Platform Callander [1st] Callander (Dreadnought) Craig-na-Cailleach Platform Doune Ladylands Platform Port of Menteith Fairfields Siding Strathyre Kippen Aberfoyle Gartmore Kingshouse Halt Gargunnock Balquhidder [2nd] | Callander Shed Keltie Water Bridge Callander Viaduct Cambusmore Siding Pass of Leny South Viaduct Drumvaich Crossing Pass of Leny North Viaduct St Brides Crossing Coillechat Burn Bridge Tourist/other Bracklinn Falls Bochastle Roman Fort Kilmahog Mill Falls of Leny St Bride^s Chapel Loch Lubnaig |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
