Ferryhills Signal Box

Location type


Name and dates

Ferryhills Signal Box (1911-1934)

Opened on the Forth Bridge Railway.

Description

This signal box was located on the west side of the line north of North Queensferry Tunnel.

The box was located opposite a siding for Ferrytoll Quarry which was on the east side of the line. This siding was approached from the south. There was a crossover and a short siding on the west side, just south of the box from which it was approached.

Ferrytoll Quarry had a tramway which passed underneath just to the south.

The box closed in 1934.

Tags

Signal box siding quarry IBS
09/05/2019

Nearby stations
North Queensferry
North Queensferry [1st]
Inverkeithing [1st]
Inverkeithing
Rosyth Dockyard
Port Edgar
South Queensferry [1st]
Rosyth
South Queensferry Halt
Dalgety Bay
New Halls
Dalmeny
Donibristle Platform
Dalmeny [1st]
Charlestown
Ferrytoll Quarry
Providence Siding
Castlandhill Siding
Jamestown Viaduct [Inverkeithing]
Ferry Toll Tunnel
North Queensferry Tunnel
Ferrytoll Bus Park and Ride
Cruicks Quarry
Inverkeithing Shipbreaking Yard
Naval Base Junction
Limpetness Junction
St Margaret^s Tunnel
Limpetness Loop
Tourist/other
Ferrytoll Pier
Port Laing Submarine Mines Depot
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


Books


100 Years of the Forth Bridge

An Illustrated History of Edinburgh's Railways

Battle for the North: The Tay and Forth Bridges and the 19th Century Railway Wars

Battle for the North: The Tay and Forth Bridges and the 19th-Century Railway Wars: The Building of the Tay and Forth Bridges and the 19th Century Railway Wars

Bridge Across the Century: Story of the Forth Bridge

Edinburgh To Inverkeithing.: including The Port Edgar, North Queensferry And Rosyth Dockyard Branches. (Scottish Main Lines.)

Forth Bridge: A Picture History

Forth Railway Bridge: A Celebration

Forth Railway Bridge: A Celebration

How They Built The Forth Railway Bridge A Victorian Magic Lantern Show

John Fowler, Benjamin Baker: Forth Bridge (Opus)

Steamers of the Forth: Ferry Crossings and River Sailings, Vol. 1

The Briggers: The Story of the Men Who Built the Forth Bridge

The Forth Bridge (Souvenir Guide) (Souvenir guides)

The Forth Bridge: A Picture History

The Forth Bridge: A Picture History

The Forth Bridges Through Time