Gilmerton Colliery

Location type

Mine

Name and dates

Gilmerton Colliery (1928-1961)

Served by the Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway.

Description

This colliery was located immediately to the south of Gilmerton station. A mine of the same name existed to the north west of the station before 1928. It was opened by the Fordell Mains (Midlothian) Colliery Company and was transferred to the Gilmerton Colliery Company.

Tags

Mine


Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series)

An Illustrated History of Edinburgh's Railways

Forgotten Railways: Scotland

The Glencorse Branch (Locomotion Papers)