Glen Douglas Halt: 37409 approaching Glen Douglas loop from the south in 1988. The signalposts were still in place and signalbox still stood despite its closure in January 1986. Sprinters were to be introduced shortly and the vast majority of passengers were there to enjoy the 37s. The track to the right provides access to the NATO depot.
Ewan Crawford 03/09/1988

Glen Douglas Halt

Location type

Station

Names and dates

Glen Douglas Siding (1895-1926)
Glen Douglas Platform [Private] (1926-1942)
Glen Douglas [Private] (1942-1961)
Glen Douglas Halt (1961-1964)

Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.

Opened on the West Highland Railway.

Description

This was a halt on the West Highland Railway, opening one year after the line opened. For many years it was private. The loop remains here but the platform and building have been removed. The island platform was to the north of the signal box. There was a signal box and building such as those found at Corrour and, formerly, Gorton [WHR]. The building was, as a the others, on the far side of signal box. A goods siding to a loading bank led off the southern end of the northbound loop (only added after requested by local farmers). Nothing remains of the siding.

The station went through several variations of name, all including 'Glen Douglas', but before opening the location was known as 'Craggan'.

There is a summit of the line just to the south at 560 ft.

After the MOD base was established here sidings were opened, several loops laid out on the east side of the line and served from the south. The the base's depot is approached by a reversing spur, with several sidings and sheds on hard standing. DM Glen Douglas
The box closed in 1986.

Tags

Station

Aliases

Glen Douglas Platform (Private) Glen Douglas (Private) Glen Douglas

External links

Canmore site record
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
05/05/2023

Facilities

Gaelic name: Gleann Dùghlais




Books

All Stations to Mallaig!: West Highland Line Since Nationalisation
Argyll and the Highlands Last Days of Steam

Argyll and the Highlands' Lost Railways

Ben Nevis and Fort William, The Mamores and The Grey Corries, Kinlochleven and Spean Bridge (OS Explorer Map)

History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands: West Highland Railway v. 1

History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands: West Highland Railway v. 1

Iron Road to the Isles: A Travellers and Tourist Guide to the West Highland Lines

Iron Roads to the Isles: A Travellers and Tourists Souvenir Guide to the West Highland Lines

Mountain Moor and Loch on the Route of the West Highland Railway

On West Highland Lines

Railway World Special: West Highland Lines

Rannan Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean =: The West Highland Line

Road To The Isles Dvd: Part One The West Highland Line Between Crianlarich to Fort William, From the Drivers Cab Of A Class 37, With The Caledonian Sleeper
The Mallaig Railway: The West Highland Extension 1897-1901 (RCAHMS Broadsheet)
The New Railway: The Earliest Years of the West Highland Line

The Story of the West Highland

The Story of the West Highland: The 1940s LNER Guide to the Line

The West Highland Railway

The West Highland Railway (Railways of the Scottish Highlands)

The West Highland Railway 120 Years

Trossachs and West Highlands: Exploring the Lost Railways (Local History Series)

Victorian Travel on the West Highland Line: By Mountain, Moor and Loch in 1894

Walks from the West Highland Railway (Cicerone Guide)

West Highland Line: Great Railway Journeys Through Time

West Highland Railway
West Highland Railway (History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands v. 1): West Highland Railway v. 1
West Highland Railway: Plans, Poltics and People