Mossbeath Colliery Sidings
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Mossbeath Colliery Sidings (1897-1901)Opened on the Kelty to Cowdenbeath (North British Railway).
Description
These sidings were on the west side of the line south of Cowdenbeath station and north of Cowdenbeath South Junction on the Kelty to Cowdenbeath (North British Railway). this line had opened in 1890 as part of the improvements associated with the opening of the Forth Bridge. The junction gave access to Mossbeath Colliery from the south. The colliery was to the west.
A signal box was provided in 1897 on the east side of the line just north of the junction. Mossbeath Colliery was sunk in 1895.
The mineral railway was altered to approach the colliery from the north, a line which extended from the lines near Cowdenbeath Colliery Pit No 7. The box closed in 1901.
The box was replaced in 1901 with another slightly further north and also on the east side. A new triangular junction was built to the north, south of Cowdenbeath station (initially built for Kirkford Colliery). From this junction the line ran west to then north then east to join the existing system at Cowdenbeath Colliery Pit No 7.
The box closed in 1952.
Tags
Junction colliery sidings| Nearby stations Cowdenbeath (Old) Cowdenbeath Crossgates (Fife) Halbeath Kelty Lochgelly Dunfermline Queen Margaret Aberdour Donibristle Platform Dalgety Bay Cardenden Dunfermline (Comely Park) Dunfermline Upper Blairadam Dunfermline City | Hill of Beath Colliery Sidings Raith Colliery Sidings Hill of Beath Washery Cowdenbeath Tram Depot Donibristle Colliery James Pit Donibristle Colliery Marion Pit Cowdenbeath South Junction Alice Pit Kirkford Colliery Junction Mossbeath Colliery Cowdenbeath Colliery Pit No 3 Cowdenbeath Colliery Pit No 8 Hill of Beath Fireclay Works Cowdenbeath Colliery Pit No 7 Donibristle Colliery Pits Nos 12 and 15 |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
