__NOTOC__ A number of signal boxes in Scotland are on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Signal boxes house the signalman and equipment that control the railway points and signals. Originally railway signals were controlled from a hut on a platform at junctions, but by the 1860s this had developed into a raised building with a glazed upper storey, containing levers controlling points and signals. Railway companies either built boxes to their own designs, or used the design of the signalling manufacturers, such as Stevens & Sons, McKenzie & Holland and Dutton & Co.

Listed buildings are placed in one of three categories: Category A for buildings of national or international importance, Category B for particularly important buildings of regional or more than local importance and Category C for buildings that local importance, or lesser examples of any period, style, or building type. At the end of the second world war there were more than 2,000 signal boxes in Scotland. Network Rail published plans in 2011 to control the railway lines in Great Britain from fourteen centres within thirty years, decommissioning the remaining mechanical signal boxes, and a joint Historic Scotland and Network Rail project reviewed the signal boxes in Scotland in 2013/14.

Signal boxes Name Category Image Location Date Notes B Dumfries and Galloway 1877A Glasgow & South Western Railway Type 1 signal box. A 20-lever Stevens & Sons/Caledonian frame was installed in 1973. Arbroath NorthBAngus 1911A North British Railway Type 7 containing a Stevens & Son 72-lever frame. BHighland 1901Built by the Railway Signal Company for the extension of the West Highland Railway in 1901, it is similar in style to North British Railway's Type 6a boxes. BArgyll and Bute A North British Railway's Type 6b signal box listed with the railway station. CAngus A Caledonian Railway Type 1 box, converted into a sun room in about 1990. BHighland 1892The largest McKenzie & Holland box built for the Highland Railway that still stands. BSouth Lanarkshire 1906Listed with the railway station, this is a Caledonian Railway Type S4 signal box. Boat of Garten NorthBHighland Built for the Highland Railway, both signal boxes are listed with the heritage station. This is a McKenzie & Holland Type 3 weatherboard design with its original lever frame. Boat of Garten SouthBHighland 1922Built for the Highland Railway, both signal boxes are listed with the heritage station, and this is a Highland Railway design. The lever frame was replaced by one from Carrbridge South in 1993, but the original is in storage. BArgyll and Bute 1894A North British Railway Type 6a design built for the West Highland Railway. ClachnaharryBHighland 1890Listed with its associated swing bridge, this signal box is a McKenzie & Holland Type 3 box built for the Highland Railway. CHighland 1894A North British Railway Type 6a design built for the West Highland Railway. The station was opened to serve a private estate and the design of the signal box was adapted to complement the waiting room. CArgyll and Bute 1896Listed with the railway station, the signal box is a Caledonian Railway (Northern Division) Type 2. BDumfries and Galloway The British Rail Scottish Region Type 16 design box is listed with the mid 19th station. BPerth and Kinross 1919A Highland Railway box similar in style to those at Boat of Garten. BDumfries and Galloway 1927 London, Midland and Scottish Railway Type 12 box with a 32-lever frame. Elgin CentreCMoray 1888A Great North of Scotland Railway Type 2 box. BPerth and Kinross 1877Caledonian Railway Type 1 signal box, containing a 20-lever locking frame from 1911. BArgyll and Bute 1894Listed with the railway station, this is a North British Railway Type 6a box adapted for used on the West Highland Railway Garnqueen South (Bo'ness)AFalkirk 1899A Caledonian Railway (Southern Division) Type S4 signal box, relocated from Garnqueen South to Bo'ness. BSouth Ayrshire 1893Listed with the railway station, this is a Glasgow & South Western Railway Type 3 box; two bays were added in the late 20th century. BHighland 1901Listed with the railway station, this signal box was built by the Railway Signal Company for the extension of the West Highland Railway in 1901. It is similar in style to North British Railway's Type 6a boxes BHighland 1894Listed with the railway station, this is a Samuel Dutton & Co. Type 1 signal box BHighland 1894Listed with the railway station, this is a Type 3 box by McKenzie & Holland. The porch was extended in 2007. CStirling (council area) 1893A non-standard North British Railway signal box. (Tamdhu Distillery)CMoray 1899Great North of Scotland Railway signal box with a 7-lever frame. Montrose NorthCAngus 1881North British Railway Type 1, containing a Stevens & Sons 51-lever frame. BPerth and Kinross 1898A modified Mackenzie & Holland Type 3 box built for the Highland Railway; it was moved from Inverness to Murthly in 1919. Contains a Mckenzie & Holland 16-lever frame. Nairn EastBHighland 1891Listed with the railway station and the West box, this is a Highland Railway single storey signal box, similar in style to the McKenzie & Holland type 3. Nairn WestBHighland 1891Listed with the railway station and the East box, this is a Highland Railway two storey signal box, similar in style to the McKenzie & Holland type 3. APerth and Kinross 1911Listed with the railway station and footbridge, the Highland Railway signal box is based on a McKenzie & Holland design. BPerth and Kinross 1894The signal box is listed together with the railway station and portrait in stone of James Renton, a former railway director. The box is the North British Railway Type 6a design modified for the West Highland Railway, and was restored in 2005. It includes a 17-lever frame. Rogart SouthCHighland 1891 or 1894This is a Dutton & Co. Type 1 box similar in style to the McKenzie & Holland Type 3. BFife North British Railway Type 7 signal box with Stevens & Sons lever frame. CHighland 1949Listed with the railway station, the signal box is a 1945 design London and North Eastern Railway Type 15 built by British Rail Scottish Region. The Stevens & Sons 30-lever frame has been removed. BPerth and Kinross 1901Listed with its former railway station, this is a variant of the Caledonian Railway (Southern Division) Type S4 signal box. Stirling MiddleAStirling (City) 1900Listed with the railway station and the North box, this is a Caledonian Railway (Northern Division) Type 2 signal box containing 96-lever pattern frame. Stirling NorthAStirling (City) 1901Listed with the railway station and the Middle box, this is a Caledonian Railway (Northern Division) Type 2 signal box containing a 48-lever frame. BAberdeenshire 1901Listed with its railway station, this is a Caledonian Railway (Northern Division) Type 2 signal box with a 40 lever Stevens and Sons frame. BStirling (council area) 1894Listed with the railway station, the signal box is a North British Railway Type 6a design built for the West Highland Railway. Waverley WestBEdinburgh 1936Signal box based on the London and North Eastern Railway Type 13 and was installed with an early form of power signalling

See also Signal boxes that are listed buildings in England

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