Thornton Junction Station to Thornton West Curve (North British Railway)

Introduction

This curve, built in 1888, allowed trains from the Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway) to access Thornton Junction station, which was becoming increasingly important with the opening of lines such as that to Buckhaven in 1881 and completion of the Fife Coast Railway via St Andrews [2nd] in 1883. A locomotive shed was built on the north side of the curve.



Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.


Station Approach



This station was rebuilt several times due to subsidence. The original station opened to serve the Leven Railway. It was immediately south of Thornton North Junction, between the Burntisland to Ladybank line and the Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway). It was bypassed by the Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway) until later.
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Edinburgh and Northern Railway
This rail braced bridge carries Thornton Junction over the access to Thornton golf club. This view is from the west end of the near tunnel. ...
Duncan Ross 24/07/2021
NBR J37 0-6-0 64570 brings a northbound coal train through a very wet Thornton Junction on 1st October 1965. The photo was taken from the welcome ...
Robin McGregor 01/10/1965
Thornton Junction station, photographed in 1964, with a Metro Cammell DMU in the southbound platform and a sister unit in the loop. ...
Brian Haslehust 04/09/1964
This is a view under the railway, the access road under the ECML to the golf club. Thornton Junction station was just to the south (access to it was ...
Duncan Ross 24/07/2021
4 of 26 images. more





Thornton Shed





This station was rebuilt several times due to subsidence. The original station opened to serve the Leven Railway. It was immediately south of Thornton North Junction, between the Burntisland to Ladybank line and the Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway). It was bypassed by the Dunfermline Branch (Edinburgh and Northern Railway) until later.
...

More details

See also
Edinburgh and Northern Railway
This rail braced bridge carries Thornton Junction over the access to Thornton golf club. This view is from the west end of the near tunnel. ...
Duncan Ross 24/07/2021
NBR J37 0-6-0 64570 brings a northbound coal train through a very wet Thornton Junction on 1st October 1965. The photo was taken from the welcome ...
Robin McGregor 01/10/1965
Thornton Junction station, photographed in 1964, with a Metro Cammell DMU in the southbound platform and a sister unit in the loop. ...
Brian Haslehust 04/09/1964
This is a view under the railway, the access road under the ECML to the golf club. Thornton Junction station was just to the south (access to it was ...
Duncan Ross 24/07/2021
4 of 26 images. more