Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Highlands
Pass of Brander stone signals
Pass of Brander stone signals in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
About
Pass of Brander stone signals is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Pass of Brander stone signals, also known as Anderson's Piano, are a series of railway signals that are automatically triggered by rockfalls. They are located in the Pass of Brander, between Loch Awe and Taynuilt stations on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line in Scotland. A screen of wires, linked to semaphore signals, is erected on the mountainside alongside the railway track. In the event of one or more wires being broken, signals in each direction are automatically placed at 'danger'. They are part of a warning system that advises train drivers to exercise caution in the event of a rock-fall, and cover a section of track that is just over 4 miles (6.4 km) in length.
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Background
History
The railway through the Pass of Brander was opened in July 1880, as part of the Callander and Oban Railway (C&OR). Since the line's opening, rocks falling from the steep slopes of Ben Cruachan onto the track had threatened to cause a derailment, and in 1881 a falling boulder hit a train. In response, the secretary of the C&OR, John Anderson, devised a system that would detect falling rocks and provide a warning to drivers. and 6 June 2010, when the fall started below the wires.
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- Coordinates
- 56.3990, -5.1380
Sources
- wikidata: Q7142416 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pass of Brander stone signals (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pass of Brander stone signals?
- Pass of Brander stone signals is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.3990°, -5.1380°.