Craigie Bridge Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Craigie Bridge JunctionOpened on the Scottish Central Railway.
Opened on the Dundee and Perth Railway.
Description
This junction was south of Perth General station. The box here was replaced by St Leonards Bridge Junction Signal Box in 1887 during the reconstruction of Perth station.
The railway passes over the Craigie Burn south of Perth station.
This was the northern end of the goods loop, on the west side, from Edinburgh Road Bridge Junction, replaced and extended with the rebuilding. To the north the Dundee and Perth Railway met the Scottish Central Railway, trains reversing here to reach Perth prior to the opening of the Dundee Dock. It was also the junction for the Perth Goods Yard [1st] which was on the east side alongside the Dundee line's curve.
Tags
Junction signal boxExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
07/07/2019
| Nearby stations Perth Perth Princes Street Perth Glasgow Road [Temporary] Perth Glasgow Road Barnhill Signal Box Muirton Forgandenny Kinfauns Ruthven Road Bridge of Earn [2nd] Bridge of Earn [1st] Almondbank Tibbermuir Luncarty Balmanno Platform | St Leonards Bridge Junction Perth Power Box Perth Works Sidings Perth St Leonards Bridge St Leonards Junction Signal Box Perth Goods [CR] [1st] Perth Railway Works Perth Holding Sidings Perth South Junction Perth Rowntree Mackintosh Siding Perth Carriage Sidings Perth Shipyard [Fenton] Perth Princes Street Shed Tourist/other Orchardbank Signal Box Perth Station Hotel |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
