2022

NO3700 : Levenmouth Rail Link

taken 2 years ago, near to Leven, Fife, Scotland

This is 1 of 21 images, with title Levenmouth Rail Link in this square
Levenmouth Rail Link
Levenmouth Rail Link
Work is ongoing on the Levenmouth Rail Link which will bring the railway back to Leven after an absence of several decades. The public path which follows the River Leven behind Sainsbury's supermarket and was the original route of the railway has been closed to allow the rail bed to be prepared for the laying of track. The Bawbee Bridge, from which this photograph was taken, will be replaced as part of the rail project.
Bawbee Brig

Until 1821, the only bridge across the River Leven in this vicinity was the Cameron Bridge on the main Kirkcaldy-Cupar road. In that year a pedestrian suspension bridge was built at Leven, which was replaced by a three-arched stone bridge in 1840. The toll to cross this bridge was a Scottish halfpenny, or bawbee. Even though the stone bridge was replaced by a single-span bridge in 1957 and is toll-free it is still known as the 'Bawbee Brig' (from Wikipedia).

Bawbee Brig replacement

After 75 years of service the Bawbee Bridge is being replaced. This will coincide with the reinstatement of the railway which used to run to Leven LinkExternal link This part of the project includes replacement of the bridge, building of a new railway station next to the Levenmouth Swimming Pool and Sports Centre and the associated rail infrastructure. A new bridge is necessary not only because of the age of the present bridge but because the new railway line which, like the old line, will run under the bridge, will be electrified and the new bridge will need higher parapets to conform to current regulations LinkExternal link This major project will cause some disruption to Leven (and further afield) but, once completed, should bring benefits of easier access and more visitors to the town and its popular beach (which stretches more than two kilometres in length).


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Geographical Context: Paths City, Town centre Railways Construction, Development other tags: Levenmouth Rail Link Bawbee Bridge Bawbee Brig Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bawbee Bridge will be Replaced as Part [28] · Sainsbury's Supermarket [17] · Path [12] · Track Bed [7] Title Clusters: · Levenmouth Rail Link [21] ·
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NO3700, 291 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Bill Kasman   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 7 September, 2022   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NO 3767 0059 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:11.6296N 3:0.3603W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NO 3786 0046
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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