Kirkland Yard
Location type
SidingsName and dates
Kirkland YardOpened on the Kirkland Yard and Leven Dock to Methil Line Widening (North British Railway).
Description
This large yard was associated with the expansion of the docks at Methil, particularly the opening of Methil Dock No 3, and the expansion of the lines between the former Leven Railway and the Methil docks.
The yard had been reduced to a single line by the time the Kingdom of Fife Railway Preservation Society choose the site as their base, the Fife Heritage Railway Centre.
| Nearby stations Leven [1st] Leven [2nd] Methil Cameron Bridge Buckhaven Lundin Links Wemyss Castle Largo West Wemyss Markinch Thornton Junction [W&BR] Thornton Junction Glenrothes with Thornton Falkland Road Kingskettle | Kirkland Goods Kirkland Siding Kirkland Foundry Durie Foundry Leven Colliery Nos 1 and 2 Pits Wemyss Saw Planing and Moulding Mills Aberhill Tram Depot Methil East Junction Leven Colliery No 4 Pit Leven Dock Methil Hydraulic Power Station Methil Power Station Tourist/other Methil Dock No 1 River Leven [Fife] Methil Dock No 3 |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Dates
| /12/1908 | Leven Dock Railway Line from Kirkland Yard to Methil Docks quadrupled. |
| /12/1972 | Leven Railway Thornton Junction to Kirkland Yard singled |
