Dollar Mine
Location type
MineName and dates
Dollar Mine (1943-1973)Served by the Devon Valley Railway.
Description
This coal mine was located east of Dollar station. The branch to the mine ran from the loop at the east end of the station.
From 1958, this mine provided coal for Kincardine Power Station. (See Tillicoultry for photographs of a loaded coal train]]).
The branch to the mine kept the line open to mineral traffic after closure to passengers until 1973.
Tags
MineExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
| Nearby stations Dollar Rumbling Bridge [2nd] Rumbling Bridge [1st] Tillicoultry Glenfoot Forest Mill Crook of Devon Clackmannan Road Bogside Fife Sauchie Clackmannan and Kennet Kilbagie Alva East Grange Alloa | River Devon Viaduct Balshie Siding Dollar Colliery Melloch Colliery Harvieston Solsgirth Colliery Gairney Viaduct Melloch Harvieston Tillicoultry 1,2 Colliery Woodland^s Coal Pit Siding Sherriffyards Colliery Gartinkeir Tourist/other Dollar Glen Castle Campbell |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 Forgotten Railways: Scotland |
