Glenoglehead railway station

Glenoglehead
General information
Location	Glen Ogle, Stirling (district) Scotland
Coordinates	56.4247°N 4.3394°W / 56.4247; -4.3394
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Callander and Oban Railway
Pre-grouping	Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Key dates
1 June 1870	Opened as Killin[1]
1 April 1886	Renamed as Glenoglehead[1]
1 April 1889	Closed for passengers[2]
28 September 1965	closed completely

Glenoglehead was a railway station located at the head of Glen Ogle, Stirling district, Scotland. It was situated on a remote mountainside, some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the village of Killin.

History

When opened on 1 June 1870, the station (then named "Killin") was the temporary terminus of the Callander and Oban Railway. This situation persisted until 1 August 1873 when the line was extended to Tyndrum.

Originally, the station had just one platform.[3] There was also a turntable and an engine shed.[3] After the railway was extended to Tyndrum, the station had two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop, and the turntable and engine shed were removed. There were sidings on the east side of the station.

The station was renamed "Glenoglehead" on 1 April 1886, concurrent with the opening of the Killin Railway and a new station in the village of Killin itself.[2] The original station on the Callander & Oban Railway did not close to passengers until 1 April 1889.[2] The station was occasionally served by excursions until 1916 after which it was used by railway staff until the line closure.[4] Glenoglehead signal box and crossing loop remained in use until the railway's closure in 1965, the actual closure date having been brought forward because of a nearby landslide.

Signalling

Glenoglehead signal box, which replaced the original box on 8 April 1890, was located on the west side of the railway. It had 12 levers.

References

Notes

1. Thomas (1990), page 193
2. Thomas (1990), page 110
3. Thomas (1990), page 43
4. Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations by G.Croughton page 79

Sources

• Thomas, John (1966). The Callander and Oban Railway (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. OCLC 2316816.
• Thomas, John; Farrington, J.H. (1990). The Callander and Oban Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David St John Thomas. OCLC 60059451.
• Thomas, John (2000). The Callander and Oban Railway (3rd ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-9465-3761-5. OCLC 228266316.

External links

• Site record for Glenoglehead station Archived 23 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Pictures of Glenoglehead crossing Archived 21 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Balquhidder		Callander and Oban Railway		Killin Junction