What a brilliant video! Why did I never think of this?!! There is a book that was published last year, "Wemyss Trams and Early Buses," by Alan Brotchie (2023), Stenlake Publishing; that is very informative, with lots of photos, though not so much of this end of the line - so well done, you! The tramway, which operated from 1903 - 1932, had running rights via Kirkcaldy & District Tramway's Victoria Road "upper" route, to the foot of Whytescauseway in the town centre. At the other end it terminated at the Scoonie end of Leven High Street, by Carberry House Gates. Mostly single track with passing places every half-mile, off-peak trams generally operated at 15-minute headways, terminating alternately at Gallatown and Kirkcaldy. Naturally it did also operate workers' services, for which it had separate, higher capacity vehicles. The depot was at Aberhill, adjacent to today's bus depot.
We used to walk along there to the Coaltown to see our families. We called that stretch The Carlines. Came out at Bowhouse farm then . That would’ve been 1960 and I can’t remember any rails being there then. At the beginning of the Boreland woods to the left, is where the miners used to gamble at the Burling. The tossing of 2 pennies and occasional pennies are still found. Easier with a metal detector I’d imagine.
There’s an old book you might be interested in. It’s called “ ‘tween Forth and Tay”. Author is, Snoddy. Excellent read and great to follow his old paths. 👍🏻
The power station for Kirkcaldy trams , was situated along Victoria Road, on the west end of the Victoria bridge. The power station is now demolished , i think in 2020 or so. Sorry Covid has scrambled my time frame .
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What a brilliant video! Why did I never think of this?!! There is a book that was published last year, "Wemyss Trams and Early Buses," by Alan Brotchie (2023), Stenlake Publishing; that is very informative, with lots of photos, though not so much of this end of the line - so well done, you! The tramway, which operated from 1903 - 1932, had running rights via Kirkcaldy & District Tramway's Victoria Road "upper" route, to the foot of Whytescauseway in the town centre. At the other end it terminated at the Scoonie end of Leven High Street, by Carberry House Gates. Mostly single track with passing places every half-mile, off-peak trams generally operated at 15-minute headways, terminating alternately at Gallatown and Kirkcaldy. Naturally it did also operate workers' services, for which it had separate, higher capacity vehicles. The depot was at Aberhill, adjacent to today's bus depot.
We used to walk along there to the Coaltown to see our families. We called that stretch The Carlines. Came out at Bowhouse farm then . That would’ve been 1960 and I can’t remember any rails being there then. At the beginning of the Boreland woods to the left, is where the miners used to gamble at the Burling. The tossing of 2 pennies and occasional pennies are still found. Easier with a metal detector I’d imagine.
There’s an old book you might be interested in. It’s called “ ‘tween Forth and Tay”. Author is, Snoddy. Excellent read and great to follow his old paths. 👍🏻
The power station for Kirkcaldy trams , was situated along Victoria Road, on the west end of the Victoria bridge. The power station is now demolished , i think in 2020 or so.
Sorry Covid has scrambled my time frame .
So the first entrance you walked passed on the Borland was the tram entrance and the other one you walked was the train line