Date: 11/05/2009

A COMPULSORY purchase order is being pursued by West Lothian Council to secure a new train station at Blackridge on the Bathgate to Airdrie line.

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334 025 brings up the rear of a six car train from Helensburgh Central to Edinburgh Waverley on 16 March. The train is passing the site of the former Westcraigs station.
Location: Westcraigs
Company: New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways)
16/03/2011 Bill Roberton

Drat, this view is not going to be quite as good as I^d hoped ... view looking east from the new overbridge at the former Westcraigs station. The track is not yet down, the western extent being near the new station. The new Blackridge station is being built further east by Woodend Junction on the site of the yard for the Woodend, Netherton and Blackrigg colliery branches. [See image 29582] for the same view in 1988 and [see image 9677] for the view in 2006 before works began.
Location: Westcraigs
Company: New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways)
27/06/2010 Ewan Crawford

Looking back towards Blackridge on 2 May 2010, from the point west of the village where the A89 crosses the trackbed at Bedlormie Toll. Considerable construction work is underway in this area at present.
Location: Westcraigs
Company: New Monkland Line (Monkland Railways)
02/05/2010 John Furnevel