The Mound railway station Contents History Routes Notes References External links Navigation menu57°57′28″N 4°04′16″W / 57.9577°N 4.0712°W / 57.9577; -4.071257°57′28″N 4°04′16″W / 57.9577°N 4.0712°W / 57.9577; -4.0712NH775983The Mound Station on navigable O.S. map

Disused railway stations in SutherlandFormer Highland Railway stationsRailway stations opened in 1868Railway stations closed in 1960


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The Mound
Location
PlaceThe Mound
AreaHighland
Coordinates
57°57′28″N 4°04′16″W / 57.9577°N 4.0712°W / 57.9577; -4.0712Coordinates: 57°57′28″N 4°04′16″W / 57.9577°N 4.0712°W / 57.9577; -4.0712
Grid referenceNH775983
Operations
Original companySutherland Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-grouping
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways
Platforms2
History
13 April 1868 (1868-04-13)
Station opened
2 June 1902
Dornoch Light Railway opened
13 June 1960Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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The Mound railway station was a former railway station on the Far North Line near the head of Loch Fleet in Scotland. For more than half of its life it was the junction for Dornoch.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Routes


  • 3 Notes


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




History




A 1912 Railway Clearing House map showing (upper left) railways in the vicinity of The Mound


The Sutherland Railway opened between Bonar Bridge and Golspie on 13 April 1868.[1] Among the intermediate stations was one at The Mound, which opened with the line.[2] It was 80 miles 70 chains (130.2 km) from Inverness,[3] 3 miles 66 chains (6.2 km) from Rogart and 3 miles 42 chains (5.7 km) from Golspie.[4] The station took its name from the nearby road embankment engineered in 1817 by Thomas Telford[5] across the head of Loch Fleet, which is now on the route of the A9 road.[6] In 1873–74 the station had one platform on the southern side of the line; on the northern side of the line there were two goods sidings.[7]


In 1895, a tree blew down near to the station, and it fell on the rear of the sorting carriage of a mail train from Inverness to Wick. The sorter was unhurt as he was working in the front half of the carriage at the time.[8]


On 2 June 1902, the Dornoch Light Railway was opened,[9] which connected to the main line at a junction situated 11 chains (220 m) to the west of The Mound station.[4] The platform for the Dornoch branch curved away from that of the main line.[10] In 1906 the station had two platforms, one for each route; there was a passing loop on the main line, and the platform for the Dornoch branch had a run-round loop. Adjacent to the main line passing loop were two goods sidings, and there were three sidings to the west of the station, two of which were on the southern side of the line.[11]


In 1922, there were six trains per day – in the up direction, departures were at 6:17 am, 11:30 am and 5:20 pm to Inverness; departures in the down direction were at 10:31 am and 1:55 pm to Wick and 6:38 pm to Helmsdale. Trains called at most intermediate stations, although some were request stops. There were no trains on Sundays.[12]


The Dornoch branch closed on 13 June 1960,[13] and The Mound station closed the same day.[2] The line remains open, and the nearest station is now Golspie.



Routes


















Preceding station

Historical railways
Following station

Rogart
Line and station open
 

Highland Railway
Sutherland Railway
 

Golspie
Line and station open

Disused railways


Terminus
 

Dornoch Light Railway
 

Cambusavie Platform
Line and station closed


Notes




  1. ^ Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 35.


  2. ^ ab Butt 1995, p. 228.


  3. ^ Yonge 2007, fig. 20 section B.


  4. ^ ab Railway Junction Diagrams 1914, p. 88.


  5. ^ Thomas & Turnock 1989, p. 251.


  6. ^ Ordnance Survey Landranger 21 2008, grid ref. NH 772 980.


  7. ^ Ordnance Survey 1874.


  8. ^ Ransom 2001, p. 159.


  9. ^ Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, p. 46.


  10. ^ Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, plate 39.


  11. ^ Ordnance Survey 1906.


  12. ^ Thomas & Turnock 1989, pp. 250–1.


  13. ^ Vallance, Clinker & Lambert 1985, pp. 156,161.



References



  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  • Sutherland (Map) (1873–74 ed.). 1:2500. Ordnance Survey.


  • Sutherland (Map) (1906 ed.). 1:2500. Ordnance Survey.


  • Sheet 21: Dornoch & Alness (Map) (C1 ed.). 1:50000. Landranger. Ordnance Survey. 14 April 2008. ISBN 978-0-319-23109-8.


  • Ransom, P.J.G. (November 2001). Snow, Flood and Tempest: Railways & Natural Disasters. Hersham: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2833-8. 0111/B2.


  • Thomas, John; Turnock, David (1989). Thomas, David St John; Patmore, J. Allan, eds. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume XV - North of Scotland. Newton Abbot: David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-946537-03-8.


  • Vallance, H.A.; Clinker, C.R.; Lambert, Anthony J. (1985) [1938]. The Highland Railway (4th ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-946537-24-0.


  • Yonge, John (December 2007) [1987]. Jacobs, Gerald, ed. 1: Scotland & Isle of Man. Railway Track Diagrams (5th ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-3-6.


  • Pre-Grouping Railway Junction Diagrams 1914. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1256-3.


External links


  • The Mound Station on navigable O.S. map

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