RAILSCOT | Charlestown Harbour

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Charlestown Harbour (1770-)

Opened on the Lochs, and lakes, water.
Opened on the Charlestown Railway.

Nearby stations Charlestown Charlestown [1st] Braeside Halt Cairneyhill Dunfermline [1st] Rosyth Dockyard Dunfermline Nethertown [2nd] Rosyth Dunfermline City Dunfermline (Comely Park) Torryburn Dunfermline Upper Philpstoun Bo^ness Inverkeithing	Charlestown Salt Works Charlestown Limekilns Charlestown Incline Charlestown Viaduct The Glen Quarry Braeside Junction Limestone Quarry Charlestown Brick and Tile Works Charlestown Foundry Merryhill Quarry Siding Tourist/other Charlestown Buffer Flooded Quarry Limekilns Harbour Broomhall House Merryhill Level Crossing
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

/ /1801	Elgin Waggonway Branch to Charlestown Harbour opened.
/ /1810	Charlestown Railway Earl Thomas builds a three arch viaduct, Charlestown Viaduct, to allow trains to reach Charlestown Harbour. 2 stationary engines also installed.
/ /1812	Elgin Railway Line re-aligned from Wellwood to Charlestown Harbour with iron edge rails.
/ /1853	Victor Alexander, Lord Elgin Succeeds to the title, Trustees of the estate sell the Elgin Railway and Charlestown Harbour and let out the lime and coal business.
/ /1863	North British Railway Buy Charlestown Harbour and extend it east.
/ /1890	Charlestown Railway Part of Charlestown Harbour's inner harbour filled in to allow extension of the Charlestown Railway.
/ /1929	Alloa Shipbreaking Co Ltd Buys a shipbreakers in Charlestown Harbour.