Kinghorn
A short stretch of the trackbed of the short-lived mineral line from Kinghorn to Binnend Oilworks, photographed on 6 November, looking west. The line curved right under the B923, in the middle distance, and climbed to the works which closed in 1893/4. Of the works there is not a trace, but up the hill are fragments of the ghost village of Binnend. It once had a population of several hundred workers, and survived closure of the works with the last resident not moving out until the 1950s. It was also used as holiday cottages, which must have been pretty basic as there was no mains anything, including water, and no road access. After abandonment it was used as target practice by the TA!
Location: Kinghorn
Original line: Binnend Oilworks Railway
Photographer: David Panton
Contact photographer: David Panton
Date: 06/11/2010
Image number: 31433
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