Polbeth Road level crossing

Parish:

West Calder, Midlothian

Ownership:

Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd.

Opened:

c.1904

Closed:

c.1928

Location map

A single line of standard gauge rails crossing Polbeth road obliquely just east of Gavieside village.

The line was constructed c.1904 to link the Young's company mineral line to the Polbeth pits with the new Gavieside No.40 pit, which was subsequently extended to Alderstone No.43 pit. Both had a short working life, and the line was closed c.1928.

See full record; 195307

25" OS map c.1895, Courtesy National Library of Scotland

Archive records

195307 Minute of Agreement between the Calder District Committee of the Midlothian County Council and Young's Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Co. Ltd regarding crossing Polbeth Road. Dated 1904.

Recent images

25/11/2020