Guthrie Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Guthrie Junction (1848-1965)Opened on the Aberdeen Railway.
Opened on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway.
Description
Although the site of Guthrie station, just to the west of the junction, has been largely landscaped (except for some buildings and a loading bank), the junction remains recognisable.
Both the line from Forfar [1st] to Arbroath (Catherine Street) (the 1838 Arbroath and Forfar Railway) and the 1848 Aberdeen Railway were double track and a loop existed on the southbound (up) side of the junction which came from the Arbroath route continued on to Guthrie station to the branch face of its island platform, allowing movements between the Arbroath line and station without fouling the Aberdeen main line. There was a pumping house in the 'V' of the junction.
The junction box (1880) was on the down side of the junction near the (now removed) road underline bridge. This junction allowed trains to run from Aberdeen to Forfar [2nd] ]] using the re-gauged older line.
The Arbroath route, as far as Leysmill, was singled in 1936. The northbound line was lifted.
It was closed completely in 1965 and Guthrie station and the junction box also closed, creating a long section between Auldbar Road to Glasterlaw.
The Strathmore Main Line closed completely in 1967 and track lifting was rapid.
Tags
JunctionExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Guthrie Friockheim Glasterlaw Auldbar Road Leysmill Carmyllie Colliston Denhead Farnell Road Letham Grange Clocksbriggs Kingsmuir Cuthlie Cauldcots Inverkeilor | Guthrie Gate Friockheim Viaduct Friockheim Junction Glasterlaw Junction Legaston Quarry Border Quarry Leysmill Quarry Wiel Staves Cottage Slade Quarry Woodside Farm Bridge Tourist/other Guthrie Castle Milldens Crossing Border Signal Box Colliston Castle Fonah Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 01/02/1848 | Aberdeen Railway Guthrie Junction and Friockheim Junction (merging at Glasterlaw Junction) to termini at Brechin and Montrose [CR] (dividing at Bridge of Dun) opened. Stations opened at Guthrie, Glasterlaw, Farnell Road, Bridge of Dun, Brechin, Montrose [CR]. Coaches connected with trains at Montrose [CR] allowing passengers to continue north. |
| 13/09/1936 | Arbroath and Forfar Railway Leysmill to Guthrie Junction singled. |
| 05/12/1955 | Arbroath and Forfar Railway Arbroath to Forfar [2nd] local passenger trains withdrawn. Colliston, Leysmill, Friockheim, Guthrie, Clocksbriggs stations closed. St Vigeans Junction to Guthrie Junction closed to passengers. |
| 23/01/1965 | Arbroath and Forfar Railway Colliston and Leysmill signal boxes closed. Colliston to Guthrie Junction (excluded) closed to goods and completely. |
