Highland line

[design8027]

During the 1980s and 1990s what type of signalling system was used over the Highland line between Perth and Inverness? Was it a Tablet block system where trains entering a station went to the left hand track etc. Any help would be most appriciated.

 

Stephen.

[arran]

HI Stephen

 

Token-less block now , Aviemore has semaphores but that box controls from Kingussie to i think Moy.

 

Regards Arran

[keefer]

out-of-period i know, but the 1969 ScR sectional appendix has:

 

perth stn. - stanley jn = track circuit block

stanley jn. - aviemore sth. = electric token

aviemore nth. - culloden moor = tokenless block

culloden moor - inverness stn. = absolute block

 

thought there might be something on the s-r-s website at http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/archivesignals/brscotsig.html

 

1979 scheme for kingussie-culloden moor http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/archivesignals/brscot/1979-kingussie.pdf mentions track circuit block working will apply

1987 scheme for inverness http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/archivesignals/brscot/1987-inverness1.pdf mentions track circuit block from aviemore-inverness

 

but outside of these, don't know when any other changes might have been made

[retbsignalman]

Hi!

 

Its:

 

Perth - Stanley : TCB

Stanley - Dunkeld - Pitlochry - Blair Atholl : Scottish Region Tokenless Block

Blair Atholl - Dalwhinnie: AB

Dalwhinnie - Kingussie: ScR Tokenless

Kingussie - Inverness : TCB (controlled by Aviemore and Inverness) - note Aviemore station is controlled from the mechanical frame, the loops at Kincraig, Carrbridge, Slochd, Tomatin and Moy cotrolled from the panel, with slots to Kigussie and Inverness 

 

Cheers G