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Inveruglas

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Inveruglas (1945-1950)

Opened on the West Highland Railway.

Description

This was a one platform workman's halt, with the platform on the east side of a passing loop. The West Highland Railway is still open but there is no station here today. The site was on the west side of Loch Lomond north of the Inveruglas Water and just west of Upper Inveruglas farm. There were three sidings in the yard with a loading bank, approached from the north, on the west side. This halt was built for halt for the Loch Sloy Hydroscheme (construction of Loch Sloy Power Station (at Inveruglas) and Loch Sloy Dam). The workmen were both civilians and prisoners-of-war who were brought north from Faslane Platform (a further platform was built at Glen Falloch Platform). A large encampment of Nissen huts was on the east side of the line (the concrete bases of these buildings can still be seen in the field to the east of the line today).

The two storey flat roofed signal box located on the platform opened in 1946 and closed in 1956. This box was on the east side of the line and had a flat roof. The crossing of passenger trains here was not intended.

Just to the north of the halt the line passes over the pipes and maintenance inclined railway for Loch Sloy Power Station, Inveruglas. A quarter mile deviation was opened to cross the bridge.

Local

There is no station here today. There is a bus stop on the nearby A82. Summer ferries operating on Loch Lomond run to Inversnaid Hotel on the east side of the Loch and south to Tarbet Pier on the west side. The north portion of the Three Lochs Way footpath connects Arrochar and Tarbet station to Inveruglas. It may cycled but is narrow, rough and steep in places.

The ruin of Inveruglas Castle is on an island just offshore. To the west Loch Sloy Dam may be approached on foot along private roads.

External links

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

Facilities

Gaelic name: Inbhir Dhubhghlais

Nearby stations Arrochar and Tarbet RNTR Arrochar Pier Ardlui Glen Douglas Halt Glen Falloch Platform Crianlarich Crianlarich Lower Whistlefield Halt Loch Dochart [Private] Garelochhead Faslane Port Tyndrum Lower Tyndrum [1st] Upper Tyndrum Aberfoyle	Inveruglas Viaduct Loch Sloy Power Station Craigenarden Viaduct Creagan Ardain Tunnel Tourist/other Inveruglas Castle Inveruglas Visitor Centre Rob Roy^s Cave Inversnaid Pier Inversnaid Hotel Loch Lomond Inversnaid Garrison Loch Sloy Dam Island I Vow Castle Ben Vorlich Ben Vane
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Inveruglas Construction Camp

During the railway's construction there was a pier here for materials on Loch Lomond. This was the 3rd navvy camp from the south.

There was a rail served gravel pit on the west side of the line, this later became the site of the goods sidings of the hydroscheme associated station.

Chronology Dates

26/08/1945	West Highland Railway Faslane Platform opened, for moving prisoners of war to the halts at Inveruglas and Glen Falloch Platform in connection with the building of the Loch Sloy Hydro Electric scheme, Loch Sloy Power Station.
29/10/1945	West Highland Railway Inveruglas, signal box and loop opened.