Image Elgin Centre signal box (Closed) (GNS, 1888)
Elgin Centre signal box (Closed) (GNS, 1888)
Elgin Centre signal box (Closed) (GNS, 1888) The former Elgin Centre signal box dominates this scene taken from the A941 New Elgin Road bridge. This delightful Great North of Scotland Railway structure has been shrouded from view until a recent bout of tree clearance has revealed it again. It was closed in 1973 when the Aberdeen to Inverness line was largely singled meaning that one box was sufficient at Elgin. It is astonishing that the box has stood unused for over forty years and not been burnt to the ground by vandals. The only damage appears to be from a fan of 50040 that would never have ventured this far north! Also in this view are the canopies former Elgin East station with the platform boarded off and the infrequently used crane in the remains of the once extensive yard. Keywords: Elgin Centre signal box GNS Great North of Scotland Railway
Elgin Centre signal box (Closed) (GNS, 1888) The former Elgin Centre signal box dominates this scene taken from the A941 New Elgin Road bridge. This delightful Great North of Scotland Railway structure has been shrouded from view until a recent bout of tree clearance has revealed it again. It was closed in 1973 when the Aberdeen to Inverness line was largely singled meaning that one box was sufficient at Elgin. It is astonishing that the box has stood unused for over forty years and not been burnt to the ground by vandals. The only damage appears to be from a fan of 50040 that would never have ventured this far north! Also in this view are the canopies former Elgin East station with the platform boarded off and the infrequently used crane in the remains of the once extensive yard. Keywords: Elgin Centre signal box GNS Great North of Scotland Railway


The former Elgin Centre signal box dominates this scene taken

from the A941 New Elgin Road bridge. This delightful Great North of Scotland Railway structure has been shrouded from view until a recent bout of tree clearance has revealed it again. It was closed in 1973 when the Aberdeen to Inverness line was largely singled meaning that one box was sufficient at Elgin. It is astonishing that the box has stood unused for over forty years and not been burnt to the ground by vandals. The only damage appears to be from a fan of 50040 that would never have ventured this far north! Also in this view are the canopies former Elgin East station with the platform boarded off and the infrequently used crane in the remains of the once extensive yard.