Cults Siding

Location type

Sidings

Name and dates

Cults Siding

Opened on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.
Opened on the Cults and Pitlessie Lime Works Railway.

Description

This siding, west of Springfield, gave access to the Cults and Pitlessie Lime Works Railway which ran south. A pair of sidings made a trailing connection to the southbound line, these sidings were a headshunt for the branch. There was a short loop on the branch close to the connection. A signal box as located on the north side of the main line.

Tags

Siding Headshunt Junction
08/04/2021

Nearby stations
Springfield
Ladybank
Cupar
Kingskettle
Collessie
Luthrie
Falkland Road
Dairsie
Lindores [2nd]
Rathillet Siding
Lindores [1st]
Auchtermuchty
Glenburnie
Markinch
Lundin Links
Pitlessie Maltings
Cults Lime Works
Bunzion Lime Works
Ladybank Works
Ladybank Shed
Ladybank Chemical Works
Ladybank Saw Mill
Ladybank South Junction
Rameldry Colliery
Beet Factory Signal Box
Forthar Lime Works Railway Tunnel
Forthar Lime Works
Tourist/other
Scotstarvit Tower
Hill of Tarvit Mansion
Coaltown of Burnturk
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


Chronology Dates

  /  /1947Cults and Pitlessie Lime Works Railway
Line closed. Signal box at Cults Siding probably closed.

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The North of Scotland v. 15 (Regional railway history series)

Burntisland: Fife's Railway Port (Locomotion papers)

Fife's Last Days of Steam

Fife's Lost Railways

Railways of Fife

The Railways of Fife