/ /1839 | Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Dalkeith branch opened. It connected to the Duke of Buccleuch's Tramway, owned by Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott the Duke of Buccleuch's, which served collieries at Smeaton (Smeaton Colliery) and Cowden (Cowdenfoot Colliery). |
/ /1907 | Smeaton Colliery (Dalkeith) Opened for A G Moore & Co, closed by National Coal Board. |
/ /1953 | Dalkeith Colliery (Dalkeith) Coal Preparation Plant opened by National Coal Board, uses existing 5, 6 for ventilation and 7, 8 for access, uses the Smeaton Colliery bing. |