Orbiston Signal Box
Location type
Name and dates
Orbiston Signal Box (-1933)Opened on the Clydesdale Junction Railway.
Description
This signal box was north west of Motherwell on the direct line to Newton. It was a little to the west of the viaduct over the South Calder Water, Orbiston Viaduct.
The box was on the south side of the line with sidings for Orbiston Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2 on the north side, approached from the east.
A tramway ran north from the colliery to Bellshill Colliery Pit No 3 which was served by a mineral line from Bellshill station goods yard, to the north again.
The signal box closed in 1933.
The railway remains open and is electrified. It provides a suitable route for non-stop services to Glasgow.
Tags
Signal box junction06/08/2019
| Nearby stations Bellshill Bellshill [NB] Bothwell Park Halt Motherwell Motherwell Bridge Holytown [1st] Motherwell [1st] Mossend Motherwell Junction Bothwell [CR] Airbles Fallside Bothwell [North British] Holytown Hamilton [NBR] | Orbiston Viaduct Orbiston Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2 Nethan Iron Works Bellshill Colliery Pit No 3 Douglas Park Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2 North Motherwell Colliery Pit No 3 Motherwell Iron and Steel Works Metropolitan-Vickers [Motherwell] North Motherwell Colliery Pit No 2 Engineering Works North Motherwell Colliery Pit No 1 Braidhurst Colliery Hamilton Palace Colliery East Parkhead Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2 Tourist/other Douglas Park Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
