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Irongray was one of the principal stations on the Cairn Valley Light Railway branch, from Dumfries. It served a rural area in Dumfries and Galloway The line was closed to passengers during WW2.〔Awdry, page 64〕 Cairn Valley Junction lay to the east. == History == The CVR was nominally independent, but was in reality controlled by the Glasgow and South Western Railway.〔Sanders, page 50〕 The line was closed to passengers on 3 May 1943, during WW2〔 and to freight on 4 July 1949,〔Thomas, page 203〕 and the track lifted in 1953. The station cost £212 to build in red brick with cream painted poster boards and chocolate-coloured framing. The extension over the front was covered with red tiles, as was the main roof. A booking office and waiting room was provided.〔Kirkpatrick, Page 21〕 A station master's house was provided, designed by the company with a pyramid roof truncated by a central chimney stack.〔 The shelter had been demolished by 1949.〔 The stationmaster's house survives as a private dwelling. An accident took place at Irongray in 1911 when a passenger train ran into a goods train that was sitting in the passing loop. No serious injuries were incurred.〔Kirkpatrick, Page 49〕 After 1936 the passing loop was not necessary as the line was operated on a 'one engine in steam' principal; it was removed, however the signal box remained.〔Kirkpatrick, Page 69〕 A level crossing with gates was nearby, interlocked with the signals so that trains could not enter the station unless the gates were closed against road traffic.〔Kirkpatrick, Page 91〕 A electrical ground disc signal controlled the movement of tarins from the siding onto the main line.〔Kirkpatrick, Page 89〕 Trains were controlled by a 'lock and block' system whereby the trains operated treadles on the single line to interact with the block instruments.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Irongray railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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