Glenwhilly signal box is situated in the most glorious but remote spot high up in the hills of the county of Dumfries and Galloway. It looks as though it's had a lot of work to make it weather-proof in order to withstand the extreme conditions that will it have to endure during a Scottish winter! The box has a number of semaphore arms and a passing loop and sits on the remains of the old station platform. The box was constructed by the GSW railway about 1908, but, at the time of writing, its future is uncertain as resignalling of the line is imminent.
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