Image Dunblane signal box (Caledonian, 1902)
Dunblane signal box (Caledonian, 1902)
Dunblane signal box (Caledonian, 1902) Taken from the footbridge that spans the line to the north of the station Dunblane's 1902 Caledonian signal box is seen. Until the South box closed in 1955 this was Dunblane North. It controls all the semaphores and points within the station area and it can get pretty busy at times with numerous terminating trains needing to pull forward from the station and cross over to return south again. The box is a later design with the Caledonian having moved away from their traditional red-brick structures to timber. Underneath the more recently applied UPVC cladding is a timber frame. The roof is an example of a crowstep gabled design by William Tite and is probably original. With the arrival of the electrification over the coming few years the importance of the box will be somewhat diminished with it becoming the first block post north towards Perth. Keywords: Dunblane signal box Caledonian
Dunblane signal box (Caledonian, 1902) Taken from the footbridge that spans the line to the north of the station Dunblane's 1902 Caledonian signal box is seen. Until the South box closed in 1955 this was Dunblane North. It controls all the semaphores and points within the station area and it can get pretty busy at times with numerous terminating trains needing to pull forward from the station and cross over to return south again. The box is a later design with the Caledonian having moved away from their traditional red-brick structures to timber. Underneath the more recently applied UPVC cladding is a timber frame. The roof is an example of a crowstep gabled design by William Tite and is probably original. With the arrival of the electrification over the coming few years the importance of the box will be somewhat diminished with it becoming the first block post north towards Perth. Keywords: Dunblane signal box Caledonian


Taken from the footbridge that spans the line to the

north of the station Dunblane's 1902 Caledonian signal box is seen. Until the South box closed in 1955 this was Dunblane North. It controls all the semaphores and points within the station area and it can get pretty busy at times with numerous terminating trains needing to pull forward from the station and cross over to return south again. The box is a later design with the Caledonian having moved away from their traditional red-brick structures to timber. Underneath the more recently applied UPVC cladding is a timber frame. The roof is an example of a crowstep gabled design by William Tite and is probably original. With the arrival of the electrification over the coming few years the importance of the box will be somewhat diminished with it becoming the first block post north towards Perth.