A grey day at Carmuirs Triangle and the Longannet Branch

A move now to Larbert Junction at the northern point of the triangle. The up Highland Chieftain, 1E12 0755 Inverness to London Kings Cross has the road to the left with signals Larbert starter LJ5 and Carmuirs East distant CE5 both off.

Larbert Junction's Caledonian Railway built signalbox sees 170457 pass by working 2N65 1018 Glasgow Queen Street to Stirling. Just behind the unit driver would have noticed the distant arm, which is a repeater for the next distant, is at caution.

The daily enterprise working from Glasgow to Aberdeen often runs north with no traffic. On this day, which has now turned wet, 66193 forms 6A30 MX 1022 Mossend to Aberdeen enterprise has 11 carbonate tanks on the drawbar.