Industrial & Private Lines: Linlithgow

Renamed West Lothian in 1921

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County pages contain details of Industrial and other Private lines that do not form part of any of the principally listed companies on this web site. RailRefs generally remain un-numbered in the county lists.

In the list below the information is set out in tabular form, spread over four columns. The column entries are -

RailRef	The Line Code used in RailRef system.
Line Detail	The principal locations included within the Line Code. They are arranged in 'down' direction order. Locations shown are primarily stations and junctions to allow easy cross check against published atlases. Signal box names appear in italics where these are 'intermediate' to stations or have been shown to facilitate links from other pages on this web site. The inclusion of a station or junction name does not imply that there was always a signal box of that same name!
SBR	The section reference used in the relevant Signal Box Register published by the Society.
ELR	The corresponding Engineer's Line Reference(s). This will be blank for railways that never came within British Railways terms of reference. It will also be blank where British Railways had no surviving responsibility for infrastructure at the time the ELR system came into use.

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RailRef	Line Detail	SBR	ELR
Broxburn Oil Works
	NBR boundary NB202 Broxburn Oil Works NBR boundary NB136 NS 082 728. Broxburn Oil Company Ltd (subsidiary of Scottish Oils Ltd): see here for more information. Shunting by private locomotives.
Roman Camp Oil Works, Broxburn
Off	NT 073 704. Broxburn Oil Company Ltd (subsidiary of Scottish Oils Ltd). Worked by loco from Broxburn until 1924, then own private shunting locomotive. Closed c1956.
ENTRIES BELOW ALL HAD THEIR OWN LOCOMOTIVES
Winchburgh Shale Oil Railway (Oakbank Oil Company)
	2'6" gauge, electrified; see Railway Bylines December 2011 - January 2012 Mines closed 1960, Works closed 1961. NT 092 748.
	Main Line Niddry Castle Oil Works Winchburgh Tottlywells Junction Branch Line junction to loop Loop Line junction from Philpstoun Branch Line Duddingston Mine
	Tottlywells Branch Tottlywells Junction Main Line Tottlywells Mine
	Duddingston Loop junction from main Main Line junction from loop Philp Line
	Philpstoun Branch junction from main Main Line junction from loop Loop Line Philpstoun Mine
Polkemmet Colliery, Whitburn, West Lothian
Off	NS 936 639. William Dixon Ltd until 1947, then NCB Area 4.
Atlas Steel Works, Armadale, Bathgate
Off	NS 943 682. Atlas Steel Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd.
Bridgeness Colliery, Bo'ness
Off	NT 014 816. Bridgeness Coal Co (Ltd from 1917).
Bathgate
Off	NS 978 676. British Leyalnd (Scotland) Ltd.
Bridgend, near Linlithgow
Off	Champfleurie Oil Co Ltd. Closed 1902.
Dalmeny Works, Dalmeny
Off	NT 144 770. Dalmeny Oil Co Ltd. Closed 1923, demolished c1929.
Bo'ness Distillery
Off	A & R Vanner until 1874; then James Calder & Co until 1922; then Distillers Co Ltd.
Kirkliston Distillery
Off	NT 121 742. Distillers Co Ltd.
Bo'ness
Off	Fisons Ltd.
Bo'ness
Off	James Kennedy & Co Ltd, timber merchants.
Kinneil Colliery, Bo'ness
Off	NT 986 812. Trustees of John Wilson by 1854-1858; then William Wilson & Co until 1865; then Goerge Wilson until 1871(?); then Kinneil Iron & Coal Co until 1893; then Kinneil Cannel & Coking Coal Co Ltd until 1947; then NCB Area 3.
Kinneil Ironworks, Bo'ness
Off	William WIlson & Co until 1864; then George Wilson & Co until 1882; then then Kinneil Iron & Coal Co (Ltd from 1890). Closed 1894. Site tken over by Kinneil Cannel & Coking Coal Co Ltd.
Royal Navy Stores Depot, Dalmeny, Kirkliston
Off	NT 138 763. Ministry of Defence, Navy Department.
Uphall Oil Works & Shale Mine, Uphall
Off	NT 064 707. Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co Ltd. Motherwell Bridge Thermal Co Ltd on same site.
Bathgate
Off	NS 973 683. North British Steel Foundry Co Ltd.
Philpstoun Oil WOrks, near Linlithgow
Off	NS 054 771. James Ross & Co Ltd (subsidiary of Scottish Oils Ltd). Closed 1934.
Boghead Colliery
Off	NS 954 678. James Russell & Son, Hopetoun, Torbanehill Collieries.
Hopetoun Colliery (1) aka Easton Colliery, Bathgate
Off	NS 9601 6905. James Russell & Son, Hopetoun, Torbanehill Collieries. Later Balbardie Colliery Co; then Bairds & Scottish Steel Ltd; then To NCB. Closed 1963. (1) Hopeton until 1867.
Torbanehill Colliery
Off	NS 955 655. James Russell & Son, Hopetoun, Torbanehill Collieries.
Bathville Works, Armadale
Off	NS 945 (or 944) 678. Monkland Iron Co by 1854-1902; then Armadale Coal Co; then United Collieries Ltd until 1947; then United Fireclay Products Ltd. Rail traffic ceased 1970.
Blackrigg Colliery
Off	NS 914 676. United Collieries Ltd until 1947; then NCB Area 4.
Fauldhouse Colliery, Fauldhouse
Off	NS 926 600. William Dixon by 1854-1865; then Thomas Thornton; then William Dixon Ltd; then United Collieries Ltd.
Foulshiels Colliery, near Addiewell
Off	NS 977 634. Loganlea Coal Co Ltd until 1902; then United Collieries Ltd until 1947; then NCB Area 4. Closed 1957.
Greenrigg Colliery, near Whitburn
Off	NS 921 632. Loganlea Coal Co Ltd until 1902; then United Collieries Ltd until 1947; then NCB Area 4. Closed 1960.
Westfield Paper Mill, near Bathgate
Off	NS 943 720. Westfield Paper Co Ltd (subsidiary of Inveresk Paper Co Ltd). Rail traffic ceased 1967.
Hopetoun Oil Works & Shale Mine, Winchburgh
Off	NT 082 739. Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co Ltd.