Blindwells Opencast Disposal Site
Location type
MineName and dates
Blindwells Opencast Disposal SiteServed by the North British Railway.
Description
A bunker, on the south side of the line, was served by a siding with a round loop. The bunker served the Blindwells opencast and its extension.
The connection was to the west, to the westbound line. Cross over from the eastbound line was further west at Prestonpans station where a train waiting to cross over the westbound line could be held in Prestonpans Loop, off the eastbound line.
With the closure of the opencast, the facility is closed, the connection to the main line lifted and bunker removed.
Riggonhead Colliery, and its sidings, were located a little further to the east.
Tags
Bunker Opencast
| Nearby stations Seton Seton Mains Halt Prestonpans Macmerry Longniddry Winton Ormiston Wallyford Wallyford [1st] Pencaitland Inveresk Crossgatehall Halt Musselburgh [2nd] Aberlady Smeaton | Seton Siding Riggonhead Colliery Gardiner^s Bridge Meadowmill Lye Preston Links Colliery Siding Meadowmill Mine Tranent Colliery Prestonpans Loop Bank Park Junction Tourist/other Battle of Prestonpans Seton House Seton Chapel Johnnie Cope^s Hole St Germains Level Crossing St Germains House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1979 | North British Railway Blindwells Opencast Disposal Site rail served coal preparation and bunker plant opened by the East Coast Main Line (former North British Railway). Mining activity began in 1978. |
| /08/1997 | North British Railway Blindwells Opencast Disposal Site granted extension of time to continue extracting coal. |
| / /2000 | North British Railway Blindwells Opencast Disposal Site closed. |
| /10/2001 | North British Railway Surface structures at the out of use Blindwells Opencast Disposal Site are demolished. |
| /10/2005 | North British Railway Track from Blindwells Opencast Disposal Site gifted to the Friends of Riccarton Junction. |
