Date: 30/01/2023

Ground works to get under way at Cockenzie eight years after demolition.

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Ground works to get under way at Cockenzie eight years after demolition.

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With the power station it served now a memory the short Cockenzie branch is returning to nature. There is still a physical connection with the main line (across the road behind me) at Prestonpans loop, but the branch itself is not just gated but fenced off. The semaphore signal remained right up to the end, long the only one in the area. For the same view in busier times see image [[28116]].
Location: Cockenzie Power Station
Company: Prestonpans Power Station Branch (British Rail)
16/08/2017 David Panton

Freightliner 66508 backs on to its train, the 6Z02 13.33 from Leith South, prior to propelling the imported coal into the discharge plant at Cockenzie Power Station, which is due to close next month.
Location: Cockenzie Power Station
Company: Prestonpans Power Station Branch (British Rail)
14/02/2013 Bill Roberton

The coal discharge shed here, south of the power station, was rather prominent on its embankment until it was demolished in 2017 a couple of years after the power station itself. The branch continued climbing sharply to the buffers (to the right). That spot would make a commanding viewpoint - if the whole embankment weren't fenced off. The yellow sign reads 'Power Station Coal Plant'.
Location: Cockenzie Power Station
Company: Prestonpans Power Station Branch (British Rail)
29/03/2018 David Panton

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