Figure 44 is a signalling diagram for Griseburn Ballast Sidings, based upon information available in 1963.
Plates 130 and 131 are context views from the north and south respectively taken in 1973 showing the Griseburn Ballast Sidings and Signal Box (/location-summaries/structure-271930). From the late 1880s until World War 1, stone was quarried here for use as ballast on the railway. The sidings were provided as a stabling point for wagons of ballast, ready for use whenever necessary. The date the sidings ceased to be used cannot be confirmed after the quarry was no longer in production but the signal box continued in use as a block post.
The Signal Box was brought into use on 10 December 1905, was of wood construction and measured 16ft 6in x 11ft 6in x 8ft. It had a 12 lever frame and a renewal cost of £250 (Way and Works Committee Minute No 21440, 3/11/1905). Connections to the sidings were covered in 1971 and the box closed on 28 January 1981.
Figure 45 shows the track layout at Griseburn Ballast Sidings, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey in 1912. This shows the position of Bridge SAC/215 - High Griseburn (track/footpath) (/location-summaries/structure-271860), the Level Crossing (/location-summaries/structure-271910), the Blacksmith’s Shop (/location-summaries/structure-271950), the Lamp Hut (/location-summaries/structure-271960), the Water Tank (/location-summaries/structure-271980), the Lime Store (/location-summaries/structure-271990) and the semi-detached Workers’ Housing (/location-summaries/structure-272020).