RAILSCOT | Tyndrum Goods Junction

Tyndrum Goods Junction

Location type

Junction

Name and dates

Tyndrum Goods Junction (1877-1949)

Where: Stirling
Opened on the Callander and Oban Railway.

Description

[This location name is somewhat artificial.] In 1877 the railway was extended west to Dalmally via a replacement Tyndrum station (now called Tyndrum Lower) and the original Tyndrum [1st] station became a goods yard and its signal box [1st box] closed. A new box was provided for the goods and passenger station [2nd box].

A new box was opened, further west at the second station, in 1891 [3rd box] and a ground frame installed at the entry to the goods yard. In addition to the passenger loop at the new station there was also a continuation of this to the east to form a goods loop from which the goods yard was reached via a headshunt.

The goods loop was later removed, the headshunt for the goods yard running parallel to the main track for some way east of the station. With this arrangement a goods train could no longer enter the goods yard directly from the east.

The goods yard was closed, along with many on the line, in 1966.

External links

NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map

Nearby stations Tyndrum [1st] Tyndrum Lower Upper Tyndrum Crianlarich Lower Crianlarich Loch Dochart [Private] Bridge of Orchy Glen Falloch Platform Ardlui Luib Dalmally Gorton [WHR] Killin Junction Inveruglas Loch Awe	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 Tourist/other Dalrigh [Tyndrum] Meall Buidhe Lochan na Bi St Fillan^s Priory Kirkton Farm Level Crossing
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Chronology Dates

/ /1874	Callander and Oban Railway Tyndrum Goods Junction to Oban, Oban Goods line and branch to Oban Harbour, authorised.
01/04/1877	Callander and Oban Railway Tyndrum Goods Junction to Dalmally opened for goods traffic.
01/05/1877	Callander and Oban Railway Tyndrum Goods Junction to Dalmally opened to passengers. Tyndrum [CandO] and Dalmally opened, Tyndrum [1st] becomes a goods depot. A single road stone shed, Dalmally Shed, opened to the south of Dalmally station with a 48ft turntable.
/ /1966	Callander and Oban Railway Tyndrum [1st] (the former terminus in use as a goods yard) to Tyndrum Goods Junction (a headshunt by this date) to Tyndrum Lower closed.