Greendykes level crossing

Parish:

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire and Midlothian

Ownership:

Broxburn Oil Co. Ltd.

Opened:

c.1885 ?

Closed:

post 1954

An awkwardly place crossing of Greendykes Road (now B8020) with a single line of standard gauge rails. The line originally linked Broxburn Oil Works with Haycraigs, Carledubs, and Crossgreen pits. In Scottish Oils days, the crossing formed part of the route linking Hopetoun and Broxburn oil works.

Location map

25" OS map, courtesy National Library of Scotland

See full record; 143416

Archive records

143416 - Decision by Bathgate District Committee of Linlithgow County Council on 9th July 1901, to charge wayleave on existing level crossings. "Crossings on Greendykes Road belonging to the Broxburn Oil Company ...... ( b) the other is at the top of the hill and serves the traffic of one pit only, so £2 would be sufficient."

Recent images

25/11/2020