Shettleston South Signal Box

Location type

Sidings

Name and dates

Shettleston South Signal Box

Opened on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway.

Description

There was a set of sidings on either side of the Hamilton branch south of Shettleston Junction controlled by this signal box. The box was on the west side of the line.

These sidings were to become a warehouse (on the west side) and a wagon repair shed (on the east side) close to the junction. Both were accessed from the south.

The box closed in 1938.

Tags

Signal box
03/06/2019

Chronology Dates

06/03/1938Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
Shettleston South Signal Box closed.

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series)

Forgotten Railways: Scotland