Dumbuck Signal Box
Location type
Name and dates
Dumbuck Signal Box (1896-1960)Opened on the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway.
Description
This signal box was on the south side of the line just east of the Glasgow Road overbridge and west of the Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway overbridge.
This split the long section between Dumbarton East Junction and Bowling.
It later came to serve the siding to Dumbuck Goods. The siding was on the north side of the line and approached via a reversing spur from the eastbound line.
The box closed in 1960 during the works to prepare for electrification. The route between Dumbarton East Junction and the box closed, replaced by the former Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and a new connection at Dunglass Junction [East]. The line east of Dumbuck was retained as sidings for the Bowling Oil Terminal. Since closure of the terminal these sidings have been lifted.
In 1892 the North British Railway received assent for a passenger and goods station at Dumbuck, but did not proceed.
Tags
Signal box junction sidings
| Nearby stations Dumbarton East Bowling Bowling [CR] Dumbarton Central Dalreoch Bishopton Langbank Old Kilpatrick Northbrae Kilpatrick Rockbank Renton South Crook Georgetown [NFF] Alexandria | Dumbuck Goods Dumbuck Quarry Bowling Oil Terminal Babcock and Wilcox Works [Dumbarton] Dunglass Junction [West] Dunglass Junction [East] Leven Shipyard Junction Dumbarton Gas Works Bishopton Aqueduct Tourist/other Dumbuck Crannog Lang Dyke Auchentorlie House Dunglass Castle Bell^s Monument Silverton Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 The Vanished Railways of Old Western Dunbartonshire (Britains Railways/Old Photos) |
