Mineral railways of Dunfermline
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Mineral railways of Dunfermline
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Several mineral railways were constructed around Dunfermline in western Fife, Scotland, in the eighteenth century and later. Their purpose was to convey minerals to market from the outcropping coal deposits that had encouraged industrial activity in the area from an early date. Several waggonways were built: the Fordell Railway, the Elgin Railway, the Halbeath Railway and others, with the objective of connecting collieries and quarries with harbours on the Firth of Forth. The Elgin Railway carri
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Former mineral railways in Scotland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_railways_of_Dunfermline
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2023-09-18T20:21:35Z
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