Dalreoch Tunnels
Location type
TunnelName and dates
Dalreoch Tunnels (1860-)Opened on the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway.
Description
There are two single bore tunnels west of Dalreoch Junction and Dalreoch station on the route to Helensburgh Central and the West Highland Railway. The tunnels are 603 yds long.
The line was originally single track, the southern of the two bores being added around 1890. (The line had been double for some time, but tunnel had remained single track - see Dalreoch Tunnel Signal Box.) At the same time the original tunnel was shortened a little at both ends by opening out the tunnel at each end.
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Tunnel08/11/2019
| Nearby stations Dalreoch Dumbarton Central Dumbarton East Renton Langbank Alexandria Cardross Woodhall Upper Port Glasgow Jamestown Bowling Balloch Balloch [1st] Bowling [CR] Kilmacolm | Dalreoch Quarry Dalreoch Junction Dennystown Forge Foundry [Levenhaugh] Leven Viaduct [Dumbarton] Levenbank Foundry Brick Works Phoenix Park Shipyard West Bridgend Shipyard Levenford Works Tourist/other Cunningham Graham Memorial Park Castle Hill [Brucehill] Dalreoch North Signal Box Dalreoch West Signal Box Dumbarton Old Bridge |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
News items
| 18/01/2008 | Landslip closes busy railway line [BBC News] |
