County March Signal Box [Highland Main Line]
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County March Signal Box [Highland Main Line] (1900-1908)Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.
Opened on the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway.Description
This intermediary signal box was located between the former station at Dalnaspidal and former Balsporan Box. It was a little south of Druimuachdar Summit.
When opened the line was single track.
In 1901 works to double the line from Dalnaspidal, to the south, were completed.
In 1908 the line north to Balsporran Box was also doubled, and the box closed.
The line was reduced to a single track again in 1966 and redoubled in 1978. It remains open today.
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Signal box03/08/2020
| Nearby stations Dalnaspidal Dalwhinnie Struan Newtonmore Black Island Platform Blair Atholl Rannoch Fersit Halt Kingussie Tulloch Corrour Killiecrankie Aberfeldy Pitlochry Grandtully | Druimuachdar Summit Balsporran Box Tourist/other An Torc The Sow of Atholl A^Mharconaich Dalnaspidal Lodge A^Bhuidheanach Bheag Sgairneach Mhor Geal-Charn [Erecht] Loch Garry Loch Garry [Dalnaspidal] Glas Mheall Mor Beinn Udlamain Loch Ericht Ben Alder Lodge |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
