Kirkness Colliery

Location type

Mine

Name and dates

Kirkness Colliery

Served by the Lochore Branch (North British Railway).

Description

This colliery was located to the west of what later became the Westfield Opencast site. It was served by a long siding of the Lochore Branch (North British Railway).

Its location later became the main railway loading point of the opencast with a new railway layout, Westfield Disposal Point [1st]. This was later replaced by a loading point in the nearby yard, Westfield Disposal Point [2nd]. This was reached by a conveyor and later still loading was by means of backhoe loaders (diggers).

Tags

Colliery
02/12/2021