Glenoglehead Railway Station Traditional Cache
Glenoglehead Railway Station
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'Glenoglehead' was a railway station located at the head of Glen Ogle, situated on a remote mountaiside , some 3 miles South of the village of Killin.
When opened on 1st June 1870, the station (then named 'Killin') was the temporary terminus of the 'Callander & Oban Railway'. This situation persisted until 1st August 1873 when the line was extended to Tyndrum.
Originally, the station had just one platform. There was also a turntable and engine shed. 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 1st April 1886, concurrent with he opening of the 'Killin Railway' and a new station in the village of Killin itself. The original station on the 'Callander & Oban Railway' did not close to passangers until 1st April 1889, however.
'Glenoglehead' signal box and crossing loop remained in use until the railway closure in 1965, the actual closure date having been brough forward because of a nearby landslide.
Park N56 25.308 W004 20.070
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