Newbattle Collieries Railway (Lothian Coal Co Ltd)

Introduction

In 1890 additions and adaptations were made to the Marquis of Lothian's Waggonway, extending the line south to Lingerwood Mine (and the under development site of the Lady Victoria Colliery) and northwards to Easthouses Pit and on to the Shaw's Coal Depot. Coal was taken south from the various mines to Lingerwood Mine (and later the Lady Victoria Colliery) for preparation. Entry into the system of private lines was from Newbattle Signal Box and onto the West Bryans Siding - the system being reached from this reversing spur. This layout of connection protected the main line from possible runways which would run north up the main line over the Newbattle Viaduct. That connection was to be replaced by a new one alongside the Lady Victoria Colliery when it opened in 1895. See Lady Victoria Colliery (Lothian Coal Co Ltd). Known as the Newbattle Collieries Railway, the locomotives were marked with 'Newbattle Collieries'. No 3, a Andrew Barclay, Sons and Co, survives in preservation at the Lady Victoria Colliery.






Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.


Shaws Coal Depot to Lingerwood

While little trace remains of the northern section of the Newbattle Collieries mineral line, which ran through woods and farmland, one notable ...
John Furnevel 08/09/2019
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This pit was located to the north of the older Easthouses Pit. Confusingly, it is often referred to as Easthouses Pit. The pit was developed by the Lothian Coal Company and was part of the Newbattle collieries unit.
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Lothian Coal Co Ltd
Easthouses Tramway (Lothian Coal Co Ltd)
View north towards the site of Easthouses Pit on 15 April 2021, with Broadhurst Road on the right. The wide grassy area once accommodated the original ...
John Furnevel 15/04/2021
Opened by the Lothian Coal Company in 1909, the Easthouses Extension Pit was a drift mine located on the northern edge of Newtongrange. Coal extracted ...
John Furnevel 30/09/2020
The B6482 Easthouses Road crossing the route once used by the Easthouses Tramway, seen here in September 2020, looking north towards the site of the ...
John Furnevel 10/09/2020
The B6482 underpass near the site of Easthouses pit on 10 September 2020, exactly one year on from my first visit, at which time the route had been ...
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This pit was on the eastern side of the Shaw's Coal Depot to Lingerwood Mine alignment of the Lothian Coal Co Ltd Railway. It was served from the south.
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Lothian Coal Co Ltd


View west along Lingerwood Road towards the junction with Main Street, Newtongrange on 20 August 2020, showing some of the houses built by the Lothian ...
John Furnevel 20/08/2020
Looking north over Lingerwood Road, Newtongrange, in September 2019, with the houses of Lothian Terrace on the right. A level crossing existed here ...
John Furnevel 05/09/2019
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This coal mine was opened by the Marquis of Lothian in 1798. Also known as Dicksons Pit or the Engine Pit. It may have been served by a branch or siding of the Arniston Branch (Marquis of Lothian's Waggonway), which ran south to the Newbyres Pit.
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Lothian Coal Co Ltd
Easthouses Tramway (Lothian Coal Co Ltd)
Arniston Branch (Marquis of Lothian^s Waggonway)


After the creation of the Lothian Coal Co Ltd this colliery was developed to be the main site in the Newbattle Collieries. Also known as Lady Victoria Pit, The Lady or the Lady Vic. The name was for Lady Victoria Alexandrina, wife of the 9th Marquess of Lothian, Schomberg Henry Kerr.
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Lothian Coal Co Ltd
Lady Victoria Colliery (Lothian Coal Co Ltd)
Easthouses Tramway (Lothian Coal Co Ltd)
Standing alongside the junction of Main Street Newtongrange and the A7, looking south on 9 May 2021. The location of the western abutment of the old ...
John Furnevel 09/05/2021
The wide railway bridge built by the Lothian Coal Company to bring coal across the A7 and into the north side of Lady Victoria is long gone, although ...
John Furnevel 09/05/2021
Another of the information panels attached to the perimeter fence of the Scottish Mining Museum. Of particular note is the seldom photographed high ...
John Furnevel 23/05/2021
The offices of the former Lothian Coal Company, standing alongside the A7 at Newtongrange, opposite the site of the Lady Victoria Colliery. This March ...
John Furnevel 13/03/2022
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Connection to Waverley Route

This signal box was at the south end of the Newbattle Viaduct it controlled entry to West Bryans Siding and the mineral lines to Bryans Pit etc. (See the West Bryans Siding entry.)
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Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
With a puff of 'cushion' steam, 44871 brings up the rear of the first of the August 'The Forth Bridge & Scottish Borders' trips operated by the SRPS. ...
Bill Roberton 04/08/2019
ScotRail 170407, sporting British Transport Police livery, forming the 0911 (Sunday) Edinburgh Waverley - Tweedbank approaching the Newtongrange stop ...
John Furnevel 10/11/2019
A mid-morning train on the Borders Railway about to run south through the site of the first Newtongrange station in February 2016. The footbridge ...
John Furnevel 29/02/2016
An Edinburgh bound DMU on the Borders Railway heads north from Newtongrange on 11 January 2015. The train is about to pass below the second of the two ...
John Furnevel 11/01/2015
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This siding was at the south east end of the Newbattle Viaduct. It connected the new Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway) to the former Marquis of Lothian's Waggonway at the south east end of the original Newbattle Viaduct [1st]. The bridge was removed but its approach was now used as a reversal to access the line east to Bryans Pit and other mines.
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Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)
ScotRail 170394 heads north towards Edinburgh shortly after leaving Newtongrange in bright autumn sunshine on the morning of 13 October 2022. The ...
John Furnevel 13/10/2022
The ScotRail 1024 Edinburgh - Tweedbank photographed shortly after leaving Newbattle Viaduct as it approaches the Newtongrange stop on 17 September ...
John Furnevel 17/09/2020
Amongst improvements made by the Lothian Coal Company during development of the Lady Victoria cmplex was the construction of extensive rail facilities ...
John Furnevel 13/05/2021
The 0911 (Sunday) Edinburgh - Tweedbank has just cleared Newbattle Viaduct on a cold, grey November morning. The train is formed by ScotRail 170407 in ...
John Furnevel 10/11/2019
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The site of the level crossing at the top of main Street, Newtongrange, once used by the line into the Lothian Brick & Tile Works. The works seems to ...
John Furnevel 05/09/2019
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