Macbiehill Station

John and I went to an exhibition by the West Linton and District Historical Association in the Village Centre, Raemartin Square, West Linton. It commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the Closure of the Leadburn-Dolphinton Railway. If you're in the area it will be open till 5 pm today and from 10.30 am - 5 pm tomorrow. The reason we are so interested in this is the fact that we live in a house part of which is the old railway cottage, located next to what once was Macbiehill Station. Sadly there aren't any old pictures of this cottage to be found anywhere (and believe me, I have been on the lookout since we moved here more than 17 years ago).

And this picture (I've taken a picture of it today with permission from the Historical Association!) shows why we are so fascinated by the old railway. In the distance you can see the railway bridge over which our lane still runs and beside which on the right hand side and out of shot in this photograph the old railway cottage is located that later became part of our home. That deligtful little building is sadly long gone. It was probably used as a place for the staff of Macbiehill Station to take a break.

This is part of my One Street contribution and you can see what this bridge looks like now on one of my previous blips here.

Additional pictures of railway and locomotives are on my blogpost today here.

I will remain vigilant in trying to locate old photographs of our cottage and Macbiehill Railway Station (originally called Coalyburn) in future in the hope of locating at least one old picture of our cottage in times gone by.