Addiewell is fortunate to have a station of its own, but for many years before passenger services began, it was already linked to two main railway lines thanks to its oil works and mines.
Addiewell Station: Fast Facts
25 facts about Addiewell Station
Addiewell tollhouse
A reminder of the pre-industrial days before the coming of the oil works
Pugs and mineral lines
Colliery engines operating on works and pit railway lines were known as pug engines.
Railway fatalities
Local life 100 years ago was appallingly dangerous : Four children killed in accidents around mines and railways in the first nine months of 1889
Railway miscellany
Brief news items on Addiewell and its railway lines
Railways and Addiewell
How railways developed in the Addiewell area, yesterday and today