Route of the Prestonlinks Colliery railway
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Route of the Prestonlinks Colliery railway
Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 23 Apr 2013
The shallow gully next to the track behind the houses could be the remains of the trackbed. It ran within a few metres of here according to old maps. When the colliery closed the site was used for Cockenzie power station (background) which closed in March 2013.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.960018
Longitude
-2.963089