Location type

Station

Name and dates

Tyndrum [1st] (1873-1877)

Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.

Where: Stirling
Opened on the Callander and Oban Railway.

Description

This was the terminus at Tyndrum of the extension of the Callander and Oban Railway west from Killin [1st].

Terminus

The station had a single platform, on the north side, goods sidings just to the south. The Callander and Oban Railway moved the engine shed and turntable here from Killin [1st] which was the terminus until the 1873 extension to Tyndrum. These were located to the south of the goods yard. There was a signal box [1st] at the east end.

With the opening of the railway, a nearby lead mines tramway was modified to run to the station, rather than the Glengarry Lead Smelter which was just to the east (the site of this can still be seen where vegetation does not grow).

Clifton, just to the north of the station, was where the roads to Oban and Fort William divided making the location for the terminus ideal, pending extension further west to Oban. With the opening coaches, connecting with the trains, even ran west to Dalmally and then on to Ardrishaig to meet with the steamer and canal boat services, these extending to locations such as Crinan, Oban, Port Appin, Ballachulish, the Corran Ferry and Fort William.

Extension to Dalmally

This station became the goods yard for its replacement, built just to the south, on extension of the line to Dalmally in 1877. A new signal box [2nd] was provided at Tyndrum Goods Junction to control access to the goods yard and replacement station. This was replaced in 1891 [3rd] by a box better placed for a view of the station.

The line was not extended west from the station as it was not on a suitable approach to the summit just to the west. Instead the new line was at a higher level allowing a better angle of approach to the climb.

Later history

The goods yard site remained in use for goods until 1966.

In recent years a pair of houses have been erected on the site of the original passenger terminus but a loading bank remains intact in the former goods yard, now a campsite with wooden huts. Tyndrum by the way

Tyndrum Lower remains open.

Tags

Terminus Station

External links

NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
09/09/2021

Nearby stations Tyndrum Lower Upper Tyndrum Crianlarich Lower Crianlarich Loch Dochart [Private] Bridge of Orchy Glen Falloch Platform Ardlui Luib Dalmally Gorton [WHR] Killin Junction Loch Awe Inveruglas Glenoglehead Crossing	Tyndrum Goods Junction Glengarry Lead Smelter Tyndrum Mines Loading Point [1st] Tyndrum Summit Tyndrum Lead Shed and Mill Tyndrum Incline Tyndrum Lead Mines [Lower] [1st] Tyndrum Lead Mines Tip [1st] Tyndrum Lead Mines [Upper] [1st] Cononish Viaduct Auchtertyre Viaduct County March Summit [West Highland] Tourist/other Dalrigh [Tyndrum] Meall Buidhe Lochan na Bi
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.