St Vigeans Level Crossing
Location type
Name and dates
St Vigeans Level Crossing (1838-1959)Opened on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway.
Description
This level crossing was directly east of St Vigeans Church, the Arbroath and Forfar Railway crossing over a minor road. There was no station or goods yard. There was a crossing keeper's cottage and a small frame for signals, later a gatebox. The North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway was later built just to the east, crossing the same road with a bridge. To the south was St Vigeans Junction where the two lines met. About half way between the crossing and junction was a timber footbridge.
The line was closed here in 1959 (between St Vigeans Junction and Letham Mill Siding) and the crossing keeper's cottage still stands.
Local
St Vigeans is noted for the St Vigeans Stones and Museum.
St Vigeans Stones and Museum
Tags
Level Crossing
| Nearby stations Arbroath Arbroath (Catherine Street) Arbroath (Lady Loan) Letham Grange Arbroath West Links Hospitalfield Halt Colliston Elliot Junction Arbirlot Cuthlie Cauldcots Leysmill Denhead Inverkeilor Carmyllie | Letham Mill Letham Mill Siding Arbroath ^The Dens^ Siding St Vigeans Junction Dens Iron Works Arbroath Shed Letham Quarry Signal Box Letham Quarry Arbroath Shed [1st] Waukmill Level Crossing Box Westburn Iron Foundry Wellgate Works Tourist/other St Vigeans Stones and Museum Arbroath Abbey Arbroath Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 The Arbroath and Forfar Railway: The Dundee Direct Line and the Kirriemuir Branch (Oakwood Library of Railway History) |
