Back to the book, i see there is no date of publication, but it was produced in lner days and i would not want to reproduce a pdf of the chapter here unless i was sure we were no longer within the copy write. It was extended to harbours at methil and leven in 1884 to give collieries. Pl548 nas catalogue place record national records of scotland. A regional history of the railways of great britain. Classification mineral railway period unassigned canmore id 93379. Its route was from thornton junction to methil where the intention was to improve the harbour before the leven harbour company. Wemyss castle station disused stations, castle, glasgow.
This work on the wemyss private railway is made particularly detailed following privilaged access tot he private records of the wemyss estate. Wemyss private railway wpr no 15 september 2009 at east. Austerity saddle tank loco, now on the strathmore railway. Collins english dictionary complete and unabridged. The single deck cars in wemyss yellow livery, and the smart staff, also in the estate livery, remain vivid in the memories of many local people. Wemyss went on to construct several connecting lines to pits not otherwise served by railways, and in time a substantial network, ultimately referred to as the wemyss private railway was developed.
Media in category wemyss bay railway station the following 71 files are in this category, out of 71 total. Brochie hardback, 1998 at the best online prices at ebay. Alastair brotchies book on the wemyss private railway an extensive colliery railway in fife records the occasional delivery of a wagon load of coal from the hamilton palace colliery on the other side of scotland. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Classification railway station 1920th century alternative names east wemyss station. Wemyss bay railway station serves the village of wemyss bay, inverclyde, scotland. They were built to connect coal pits to harbours and the railway network, for the use of tenants of the estate. Wemyss private railway scotts road allan goodwillie post by john palmer mon aug 26, 2019 11. Wemyss private railway wemyss private railway andrew. This was a single platform station with the platform on the south side of the line serving the town of east wemyss to the south. Although japan railways group jr group companies are. Wemyss bay used this a station a lot when i was a child. The wemyss and buckhaven railway was a railway company that built a line in the county of fife in scotland, connecting buckhaven with the main line railway network at thornton, and linking with collieries it was financed privately by the wemyss estate and largely built on wemyss estate land, and it opened in 1881.
This is one of barclays largest locomotives, designed to haul loads of 750 tons or more at low speeds when the coal industry was nationalised in 1948, captain wemyss, the owner of the wemyss coal company, successfully argued that the railway linking the wemyss mines was not included, and this became the wemyss private railway. The lines were a group of mineral and other railways in fife, scotland, mainly on the land of the wemyss family. Brochie, 9780853615279, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Wemyss bay railway station all you need to know before. Wemyss private railway scotts road allan goodwillie post by john palmer. The burning bridge rangers apprentice book 2 the textile artist.
East indian railway classified list of europeans, east indians and superior native staff and distribution returns of supervising staff of all dept. Parish wemyss former region fife former district kirkcaldy former county fife references. Wemyss private railway, near methil, fife wemyss private. Travel by train from wemyss bay to london euston in 5h 53m. The wemyss tramways hold a special fascination for everyone interested in public transport history. Rhp33946, plans 6, attached of wemyss private railway from. The station incorporates the caledonian macbrayne ferry terminal connecting mainland scotland to rothesay on the isle of bute. Old glasgow kelvinbridge station 18961964, ex glasgow central railway, later caledonian railway. The book is available by mail order, from the cra stand at exhibitions and at our glasgow meetings at the price of. Wemyss railways oakwood library of railway history. The wemyss private railway, fife, scotland, will be a 00 gauge model railway based on the wemyss private railway wpr, 1960 to 1970.
However, it was not until 1897 that randolph wemyss announced his intention to build the wemyss private railway, and in 1899 entered into an agreement whereby the wemyss coal co. Also discovered the book,the wemyss private railway by a. Wemyss bay railway station 2020 all you need to know. First published as an article in railway archive this booklet looks at the caledonian railways station and pier at wemyss bay has long been regarded as a masterpiece of edwardian design and construction. In 1976 he published his history of the wemyss tramway company, and at that time met and recorded the memories of several of the estate railway officials. Wemyss employed by the east indian railways the following information has been extracted from the following publication. Site name east wemyss, station road, railway station. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. It was only in later life, that i found an interest in the wemyss private railway wpr.
Ltd would construct a railway to join lines between methil dock, which was adjacent, to the near denbeath colliery. This line was built by the wemyss family who were not contents with the service the north british railway were providing between their pits and the docks at methil. The earliest records show coal being used on the shore of the firth of forth to help in the panning of salt from sea water. The wemyss private railway was a network of lines, sometimes known as the wemyss estate railway.
Wemyss private railway scotts road allan goodwillie post by jon price. Their initial conception by the enterprising laird, randolph gordon erskine wemyss, and the. Wemyss private railway locomotive no 20 restoration and. Wemyss private railway, near methil, fife wemyss private railway, summer 1967. Nonetheless if youre prepared to work at it, this is the book to get. Also known as the wemyss coal company railway or mr wemyss private railway. Wemyss private railway locomotive no 20 restoration and update page april 6 at 2. Wemyss private railway wemyss private railway andrew barcl. Wemyss private railway scotts road allan goodwillie. The station is a terminus on the inverclyde line, about 26 miles 42 km west of glasgow central.
This is one of four wemyss private railway wpr engines to survive. Wemyss private railway coal railway information and photos. Wemyss private railway 060, no17 on the strathspey railway. Plan of wemyss private railway sidings at methil docks, fife. Wemyss private railway scotts road allan goodwillie post by jon price mon dec 09, 2019 11. The locomotive has the basis, wears a similar livery to him and while there is no record of a steelworks on the railway, the locomotive had replaced an engine ironically carrying the same number that had an. It records the shuttle service on the thornton to methil line along the fife coast on the northern shores of the firth. Published jointly with the friends of wemyss bay station. This is a routemap template for the greenock and wemyss bay railway, a scottish railway line andor company. In japan, private sector railway or, shitetsu or mintetsu, commonly simply private railway, refers to a public transit railway owned and operated by private sector, almost always organized as a jointstock company, or in japanese. Wemyss bay railway station 2020 all you need to know before. East wemyss, station road, railway station canmore. Wemyss private railway andrew barclaybuilt 060 tank no. Like most people, i accepted the steam engines and coal wagon movements each day.
Train tickets from wemyss bay to london euston can start from as little as. The relationship between that network and the north british railway was not always entirely amicable. For information on using this template, refer to wikipedia. Wemyss castle 18811955 opened on the wemyss and buckhaven railway. Wemyss private railway scotts road scalefour forum. Although the kinddom of fife was for many years a backwater, isolated by the see firths to north and south, railways and modern roads have removed communication barriers. Back to wemyss, ill add to the recommendation of alastair brotchies wonderful book on the wemyss private railway that it includes a substantial chapter contributed by alan simpson on the wemyss and buckhaven railway, which of course became the methil branch of the nbrlnerbr. It is possible that sixteen could be based on the wemyss private railways no. Plan of wemyss private railway from earlseat, lochhead and michael pits to methil docks, produced in causa bargon v wemyss coal co ltd. Bizarre that the subject matter of the entire book only appears after the halfway mark.
A potted history of the wemyss private railway the wemyss family estates are to be found in the kingdom of fife, on the east coast of scotland. Wemyss bay railway station all you need to know before you. Wemyss bay pretty british rail station and is a village on the coast of the firth of clyde in inverclyde in the west central lowlands of scotland. This book looks at the history of fifes most extensive industrial railway. Information, photographs and plans for wemyss private railway coal railway on the mine exploration web site uk. Wemyss private railway, near methil, fife wemyss private r. Wemyss private railway in 1879 the plans for what was to become known as the wemyss and buckhaven railway were set out. Wemyss castle station a model railway layout wemyss private railway. Its route was from thornton junction to methil where the intention was to improve the harbour before the leven harbour company could develop theirs as the coal port of the district. I bought my copy and it has now become a kind of bible of all that is wpr. A further line, the wemyss private railway, opened to the north of the existing lines, with the scotts road depot off to the west just to the west of where the private line flew over the buckhaven line. The wemyss private railway was ever present, on a daily basis, when i was a youngster in buckhaven, fife. Thornton methil line 1889 the information layout out here is taken from a grubby little guards report book.
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