Bulk handling barges Nos 5 & 6 moored at Burntisland in 1986. These and others were used for bringing Bauxite ore to the dockside from large ships in the Forth estuary. By this time the ore was loaded by the cranes onto lorries rather than rail wagons and the dockside tracks had been lifted.
Location: Burntisland East Dock
Original line: Edinburgh and Northern Railway
Photographer: Bill Roberton
Contact photographer: Bill Roberton
Date: 1986
Image number: 78938