Ballachulish railway station

Ballachulish
Ballachulish
	Ballachulish railway station in 1961
General information
Location	Glencoe, Highland ; Scotland
Coordinates	56°40′42″N5°07′51″W / 56.6783°N 5.1308°W
Line(s)	Ballachulish branch line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Callander and Oban Railway
Pre-grouping	Callander and Oban Railway operated by Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
24 August 1903	Opened as Ballachulish
July 1905	Renamed as Ballachulish & Glencoe
1908	Renamed as Ballachulish (Glencoe) for Kinlochleven
25 May 1953	Closed
24 August 1953	Re-opened
28 March 1966	Closed

Last updated July 03, 2024

Ballachulish was a railway station at Ballachulish on the southern shore of Loch Leven at East Laroch (south Ballachulish) in Highland. It was the terminus of the Ballachulish branch line that linked to the main line of the Callander and Oban Railway at Connel Ferry.

History

This station opened as Ballachulish on 24 August 1903^[1] with two platforms. There was a goods yard on the north side of the station. Within two years it was renamed as Ballachulish & Glencoe^[1] and renamed again following the opening of the 'new' road between Glencoe Village and Kinlochleven in 1908 as Ballachulish (Glencoe) for Kinlochleven.^[1] Apart for a short closure in 1953, this latter name remained until closure in 1966.^[1] In the railway timetables the name was shortened to simply Ballachulish with a note stating "Ballachulish is the Station for Glencoe and Kinlochleven".^[2]

The station was opened by the Callander and Oban Railway, which was absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was closed by the British Railways Board in 1966,^[1] when the Ballachulish Branch closed.

In the early 1990s the station buildings were converted into a medical centre.

Houses have been built in the station yard. The engine shed remained, being used by a local garage until 2015, when it was demolished to make way for more private housing.

Stationmasters

James Skinner 1903 - 1914^[3]
William Reid 1938 - 1941^[4] (afterwards station master at Callander)
George Roger 1941^[5] - 1943 (formerly station master at Burrelton)
Duncan Donald MacNaughton 1943 - 1947^[6] (formerly station master at Errol, afterwards station master at Coupar Angus)
James Matthewson from 1959^[7] (formerly station master at Kirriemuir)

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Ballachulish Ferry Line and station closed		Callander and Oban Railway Ballachulish Branch Caledonian Railway		Terminus

Signalling

Throughout its existence, the Ballachulish Branch was worked by the electric token system. Ballachulish signal box was located west of the platforms, on the north side of the railway. It had 21 levers.

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References

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Butt (1995), page 23
↑ Table 33, British Railways, Passenger Services Scotland summer 1962.
↑ "Oban L.M.S. Official" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 8 April 1937. Retrieved 22 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Railway Official Changes" . Perthshire Advertiser. Scotland. 29 November 1941. Retrieved 22 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "New Post for County Stationmaster" . Perthshire Advertiser. Scotland. 26 November 1941. Retrieved 22 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Perthshire Stationmasters" . Perthshire Advertiser. Scotland. 6 September 1947. Retrieved 22 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Stationmasters's New Post" . Kirriemuir Free Press and Angus Advertiser. Scotland. 3 December 1959. Retrieved 22 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

Sources

Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Fryer, Charles (1989). The Callander and Oban Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-8536-1377-X. OCLC 21870958.
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
Ballachulish station on navigable 1954 map

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[butt23-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Butt (1995), page 23

[2] Table 33, British Railways, Passenger Services Scotland summer 1962.

[3] "Oban L.M.S. Official" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 8 April 1937. Retrieved 22 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Railway Official Changes" . Perthshire Advertiser. Scotland. 29 November 1941. Retrieved 22 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "New Post for County Stationmaster" . Perthshire Advertiser. Scotland. 26 November 1941. Retrieved 22 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

[6] "Perthshire Stationmasters" . Perthshire Advertiser. Scotland. 6 September 1947. Retrieved 22 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

[7] "Stationmasters's New Post" . Kirriemuir Free Press and Angus Advertiser. Scotland. 3 December 1959. Retrieved 22 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

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