Alloa To Larbert
(Part III - Alloa Swing Bridge to Alloa Junction)
After leaving Alloa West Junction the line crossed the river Forth via the Alloa Swing Bridge. On the south side
of the river there was a signal box at Throsk guarding the junction for the Bandeath Ammunition Depot. The line
met the ex-Caledonian Stirling to Perth main line just north of Larbert at Alloa Junction. The line from Alloa
West Junction to Alloa Junction totalled 8.75 miles in distance.
Photo © A. E. Bennett/The Transport Treasury B2347-1
The train has just passed over the swinging centre section of the Alloa Swing Bridge as it continues it's journey
south towards Stirling and the onward to Glasgow Queen Street. July 1957.
Photo © A. E. Bennett/The Transport Treasury B2347-2
Taken just a few moments after the shot above, the train is seen leaving Alloa Swing bridge behind.
Photo © N Forrest/The Transport Treasury NF74/28
The signal box at Throsk.
Photo © N Forrest/The Transport Treasury NF284/4
Looking back to the signal box at Throsk. The lines bearing to the right lead on to the Alloa Swing Bridge; the line
bearing to the left leads to Bandeath Ammunition Depot.
Photo © N Forrest/The Transport Treasury NF74/29
The signal box at Alloa Junction, located just north of Larbert. Running behind the signal box is the
main line from Stirling to Perth.