Niddry Castle Oil Works
Location type
WorksName and dates
Niddry Castle Oil Works (1902-1959)Served by the Winchburgh Tramway.
| Nearby stations Winchburgh Broxburn [1st] Kirkliston Drumshoreland Philpstoun Ratho (Low Level) Ratho South Queensferry [1st] South Queensferry Halt Port Edgar Uphall Dalmeny [1st] Dalmeny New Halls Edinburgh Airport [Tram] | Winchburgh Tunnel Broxburn West Signal Box Myre Siding Hopetoun Oil Works Broxburn Junction Craigton Siding Winchburgh Junction Tottleywells Shale Mine No 1 Shale Pit Albyn Oil Works Broxburn Oil Works Duddingston Shale Mine No 3 Broxburn Viaduct Tourist/other Niddry Castle Humbie Signal Box |
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Chronology Dates
| / / | Whitequarries Mine Opened by Oakbank Oil Co for shale for Niddry Castle Oil Works. |
| / / | Threemiletown Mine Opened by Oakbank Oil Co for shale for Niddry Castle Oil Works. |
| / /1882 | Hayes Craigs Opened by Oakbank Oil Co for shale for Niddry Castle Oil works. |
| / /1902 | Oakbank Oil Company Open electric tramway from Niddry Castle Oil Works to Duddingston Shale Mines. |
| / /1903 | Oakbank Oil Co Ltd Opens a 2ft 6in gauge, 3 mile, 500v electric tramway, with overhead lines, from the Niddry Castle Oil Works to Totleywells Mine, Duddingston Mine and Whiteparries Mine, all shale oil mines. Whitequarries, Threemiletown and Hayes Craigs open cast. |
| / /1908 | Dedridge Mine Opened by Oakbank Oil Co for shale for Niddry Castle Oil Works. |
