Glen Falloch Halt railway station
| Glen Falloch Halt | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Between Ardlui and Crianlarich |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Coordinates | 56°20′28″N 4°43′27″W / 56.341142°N 4.724205°WCoordinates: 56°20′28″N 4°43′27″W / 56.341142°N 4.724205°W |
| Grid reference | NN31711986 |
| Operations | |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 10 April 1946 | Opened[1] |
| Circa 1948 | Closed |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Glen Falloch Halt railway station was a remote rural railway station in Glen Falloch, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Opened in 1947 by the LNER, it was located in Glen Falloch on the Ardlui side of the viaduct, but reported out of use by around 1948.[1]
History
The West Highland Railway opened the line to passengers on 7 August 1894; later it was operated by the North British Railway, until in 1923 it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway. In 1948 the line became part of the Scottish Region of British Railways following nationalisation.
Glen Falloch Halt or Platform[2] had a single platform and was opened by the LNER in 1947, but it closed around 1948. Records show that it was not opened as a standard railway station for the general public and it was not listed in the 1948 British Railways (Scottish Region) timetable.[3] The RCAHMS refer to the halt as being temporary.[4]
Loch Sloy scheme and the WWII Prisoner of War camp
After World War II many German ex-prisoners stayed in Scotland, and it is recorded that a small prisoner of war (POW) camp had been located at Glen Falloch, where a lot of forestry work was carried out. German POWs had been involved in the early stages of the construction of the Sloy/Awe Hydro-Electric facility between Loch Sloy and Inveruglas, on the west bank of Loch Lomond.[5]
Construction at the Loch Sloy project began in May 1945, under the auspices of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, and it was completed in 1949, dates that largely coincide with the known use of Glen Falloch Halt located near the old POW camp.
The West Highland Line
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrochar and Tarbet | Abellio ScotRail West Highland Line |
Crianlarich | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Ardlui Line and Station open |
LNER |
Crianlarich Line open; Station open | ||
Notes
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Station on navigable O.S. map.
- RAILSCOT on the West Highland Railway