Inchlea Crossing
Location type
PlaceName and dates
Inchlea Crossing (1897-1966)Opened on the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway.
Description
This was a crossing on the single track line north of Dalwhinnie and south of Etteridge Crossing, itself south of Newtonmore.
The loop was built in 1897 to increase capacity, opened just south of Crubenmore Lodge. There were north and south signal boxes on the west side of the line. The northbound line was straight through and the southbound the loop.
In 1917 these were replaced by a single box. The new box was unusual for the Highland Railway having an internal staircase. The southern points were operated by a separate outdoors ground frame.
The southern subsiduary ground frame was removed in 1943.
The box was replaced in 1952 and closed in 1966.
Inch Lea itself was probably an island in the River Truim, just to the west of the railway. The loop was located where the Allt Garbh passed under the line.
Tags
Crossing loop signal boxExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Dalwhinnie Newtonmore Kingussie Dalnaspidal Kincraig Struan Black Island Platform Blair Atholl Aviemore Aviemore Speyside Tulloch Fersit Halt Base Station Fort Augustus Pier Shieling Station | Etteridge Crossing Dalwhinnie Turntable Ralia Ballast Siding Spey Viaduct [Newtonmore] Newtonmore Turntable Balsporran Box Tourist/other Crubenmore Lodge Etteridge Lodge Meall Chuaich Dalwhinnie Distillery Ben Alder Level Crossing Carn na Caim Gaick Lodge Highland Folk Museum Sronphadruig Lodge |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
