Usan Signal Box
Location type
Name and dates
Usan Signal Box (1906-2010)Opened on the North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway.
Description
This signal box controlled the point where the double track line became single track on the approach to Montrose from the south. This is needed as the Rossie Viaduct and South Esk Viaduct are both single track. Once north of these the line reverts to double track.
The point of change from double to single line was been moved south of an over bridge north of the signal box.
The box closed in 2010 and this is still the location where the line drops to a single track going north.
Before doubling to the south in 1932 this was a passing loop which opened in 1906.
Tags
Signal boxExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Montrose [CR] Montrose Broomfield Lunan Bay Dubton Hillside [NB] Bridge of Dun North Water Bridge Halt Inverkeilor Farnell Road Craigo St Cyrus Cauldcots Lauriston Marykirk | Ship Building Yard Rossie Viaduct Montrose Harbour Montrose Wet Dock Montrose Grain Store Montrose Shed [CR] Montrose West Quay Montrose [CR] Timber Yard South Esk Viaduct Dunninald Den Viaduct Montrose Shed [NBR] Montrose North Junction Tourist/other Usan House Dunninald Castle Scurdie Ness Lighthouse |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /2016 | North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway Doubling of the single track section of the East Coast Main Line from Usan Signal Box to Montrose (over the Rossie Viaduct and South Esk Viaduct) planned at a cost of £200M. Doubling of this section was previously announced in 2008. |
Books
 The Montrose & Bervie Railway: A Study of Transport in South-East Kincardineshire 1770-1966 |
