Shale Railway
Information
The course of the railway line can be seen on this 1890 Ordnance Survey (OS) map, following the line west-east from Addiewell Oil Works to Mossend.
https://scottishshale.co.uk/stories/west-calders-hidden-viaduct/#&gid=2&pid=2
Or on this 1922 OS Map, marked Addiewell and Polbeth Railway.
https://maps.nls.uk/view/75652139
Recording
Video and images were recorded from the west of the village of West Calder, looking eastwards, on 7/3/23.
Maps reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.