Thornton Yard Tower
Location type
PlaceName and dates
Thornton Yard Tower (1956-1975)Opened on the Thornton Marshalling Yard and Rothes Pit (British Railways).
Description
This was the control tower for the west end of Thornton Yard controlling the reception sidings, hump, retarders and access to the sorting sidings. (See main Thornton Yard entry.)
The tower was at the west end of the sorting sidings, north of the hump, with a hump avoiding line running round its north side.
The tower was abandoned in 1975 after which the hump was disused and the western end of the northern group of sorting sidings lifted.
The building still stands, boarded up and out of use.
Tags
Yard sidings hump retarder retarders radar sorting sidings10/06/2019
| Nearby stations Glenrothes with Thornton Cardenden Leslie Thornton Junction Thornton Junction [W&BR] Sinclairtown [1st] Sinclairtown [2nd] West Wemyss Kirkcaldy Dysart Markinch Lochgelly Wemyss Castle Falkland Road Cameron Bridge [1st] | Thornton Yard Thornton Junction TMD Redford Siding Clunybridge Junction Redford Junction Begg Farm Extension Open Cast Clunie Lime Siding Kinglassie Colliery Rothes Pit Thornton Shed [2nd] Balbeggie Farm Open Cast Tourist/other Dogton Colliery Signal Box Thornton Yard Signal Box Dogton Stone Fife Airport |
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