Our first stop today is the small industrial town of Burntisland. Here's a view from the air of the docks (Creative Commons License).
Burntisland station in 1974 (Ben Brooksbank).
The unusual parish kirk (Creative Commons License).
The Crown in Burntisland sold cask beer in 2008, but no longer.
Now we come to the Fife town of Cowdenbeath and its railway station in NBR days.
There were once Dunfermline trams in Cowdenbeath, where there was a depot.
Fife Scottish had a depot here too. FRN8 is seen outside in 1985 (Richard Huggins).
A few miles to the west is the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum at the extensive Lathalmond site.
Resident and visiting vehicles on display.
Other vehicles, non PSV and commercial at Lathalmond.
There is also an expanding rail section of the museum.
In 2022, the nearby town of Dunfermline was awarded city status. Here's the Abbey (Creative Commons License).
The centre is dominated by the City Chambers (Creative Commons License).
Shoppers are catered for in the Kingsgate Centre (Creative Commons License).
Dunfermline Lower was to become the city's only surviving railway station. LNER 250 arrives in 1931.
In 1976, a Cravens DMU arrives at Dunfermline Lower.
Scotrail provides modern day services.
This rare Gibb & Hogg 0-4-0ST was plinthed in nearby Pittencrief Park.
One of Dunfermline's trams is seen in East Port Street, circa 1910.
Fife Scottish provided most bus services in Dunfermline.
Stagecoach took over Fire Scottish.
Midland Scottish came into Dunfermline from the west.
A local operator, Rennies, ran services for a few years after deregulation.
At last! Time for a pint or maybe several. The Commercial Inn will provide for us.
Thats it for now. The next post will see us moving on and over the Forth. Follow the route here.
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