Early Railways of West Fife

The culmination of many years of research, including privileged access to private records, in public archives and following intensive fieldwork, this definitive volume gives authoritative histories of the early railways of West Fife. Until now these have generally been poorly documented (sometimes ignored) and if mentioned at all often repeat erroneous statements from earlier works. Remarkable discoveries have been made; including for example details of hitherto unrecorded early track and rail designs, and the authenticated arrival in Fife of Scotland’s first steam railway locomotive (thus solving a long standing mystery). To complement the story, other topics cover the history of the Charlestown branch to closure, Lord Elgin’s 10¼ inch gauge garden railway at Broomhall, and the narrow (and standard) gauge railways of the Crombie RN Depot etc.

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Author: A W Brotchie and H Jack
Publisher: Stenlake
Extra Details: Hardback, lavishly illustrated with Old B&W photos throughout.