Grangemouth No 5 Signal Box (East Cut)
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Grangemouth No 5 Signal Box (East Cut) (1908-1978)Opened on the Grangemouth Harbour Railways (Caledonian Railway).
Description
This box was associated with the single track swing bridge over the East Cut, between Grange Dock (west) and Eastern Channel (east). Its purpose was to signal the bridge was in position, it was not a block post.
The bridge carried a line from Grangemouth No 3 Signal Box which skirted around the marshalling yards and coal hoist sidings to reach the east end of the Grange Dock. It crossed the East Cut to connect with sidings on the north/west side of the Eastern Channel which could also be reached from Grangemouth No 4 Signal Box (West Cut).
The box closed in 1978.
Grangemouth No 4 Signal Box (West Cut) fulfilled a similar purpose at the east end of the Grange Dock.
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Signal box swing bridge| Nearby stations Grangemouth Thornbridge Halt Kinneil [1st] Birkhill Kinneil Kincardine Culross [2nd] Polmont Bo^ness [1st] Culross [1st] Bo^ness Manuel Manuel Low Level Manuel High Level Falkirk Grahamston | Anglo-American Oil Company Oil Tanks Grangemouth Docks Grangemouth New Oil Terminal Arrival Grangemouth New Oil Terminal Loaded Gas Oil Exchange Sidings Grangemouth Oil (Gas) Terminal Grangemouth New Oil Terminal Loading BP Chemicals Junction Grangemouth New Oil Terminal Grangemouth New Oil Terminal Awaiting Loading Tourist/other Grange Dock Grangemouth Eastern Channel Grangemouth Eastern Channel Timber Basin Grangemouth Western Channel Grangemouth No 4 Signal Box (West Cut) |
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