Glenburnie Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Glenburnie Junction (1909-1960)Opened on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.
Opened on the Newburgh and North Fife Railway.
Description
The Edinburgh and Northern Railway, a double track line, was met by the single track Newburgh and North Fife Railway. The St Fort line doubled before joining and had a looped refuge siding.
The signal box was located in the 'V' of the junction. A temporary box opened here for the construction of the new line in 1908 and the permanent box in 1909 for its opening.
The main line from Ladybank, to the south, was singled in 1934 but remained double to the north to Newburgh [2nd].
The box closed in 1960.
The junction is closed and lifted and the remaining line singled here.
Tags
Junction12/05/2019
| Nearby stations Glenburnie Lindores [1st] Lindores [2nd] Newburgh [1st] Newburgh [2nd] Collessie Abernethy Road Auchtermuchty Abernethy Glencarse Errol Strathmiglo Luthrie Ladybank Inchture | Clatchard Craig Quarry Newburgh Quarry Ayton Siding Pitfour Clay Pit Pitfour Brick and Tile Works Inchcoonans Tile Works Inchcoonans Goods Tourist/other Abdie Church Lindores Loch River Tay Abernethy Round Tower Pitfour Castle Heavy Horse Centre River Earn Inchyra House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 25/01/1909 | Newburgh and North Fife Railway Line opened from Newburgh (Glenburnie Junction) to St Fort. |
| /07/1933 | Edinburgh and Northern Railway Bridge of Earn Junction to Newburgh [1st] singled and Glenburnie Junction to Ladybank singled. Newburgh [2nd] to Glenburnie Junction becomes a long loop. |
| 10/02/1951 | Newburgh and North Fife Railway Newburgh (Glenburnie Junction) to St Fort closed to passengers. (Alternative date 12/02/1951.) |
| 12/02/1951 | Newburgh and North Fife Railway Newburgh (Glenburnie Junction) to St Fort closed to passengers. (Alternative date 10/02/1951.) |
| 04/04/1960 | Newburgh and North Fife Railway Glenburnie Junction (excluded) to Lindores [2nd] (excluded) closed to freight. (Alternative date 13/05/1960.) |
| 13/05/1960 | Newburgh and North Fife Railway Glenburnie Junction (excluded) to Lindores [2nd] (excluded) closed to freight. (Alternative date 04/04/1960.) |
| 13/05/1960 | Edinburgh and Northern Railway Newburgh [2nd] to Glenburnie Junction singled. |
