Date: 03/05/2020

Scotland's earliest line is to be commemorated as it approaches its 300th anniversary, along with plans to excavate a short stretch.

The Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway in East Lothian was built on wooden rails to haul coal to power coastal salt works - the countrys biggest industry of the time.

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Scotlands earliest railway - so old a Jacobite battle was fought over it

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The railway is so old, a battle during the Jacobite rising was fought over its tracks.

Related images

A stone sleeper, part of a row exposed by excavations in 2017 by the 1722 Waggonway Heritage Group. A further dig on the route to Tranent is proposed.
Location: Cockenzie Harbour
Company: Tranent Waggonway
16/02/2019 Bill Roberton

Looking south along the course of the Tranent Waggonway in August 2019 towards the tree line which marks the B1361 road and ECML.
Location: Johnnie Cope^s Hole
Company: Tranent Waggonway
13/08/2019 Bill Roberton

The Battle of Prestonpans Memorial Tables on the former Tranent Waggonway.
Location: Johnnie Cope^s Hole
Company: Tranent Waggonway
20/09/2019 John Yellowlees