WPR Crossing, Dysart (oil on board)

town on coast of Fife; The Wemyss Private Railway was used to transport coal from the Wemyss Coal Company's mines to the docks at Methil in the Fife region of Scotland. In 1947 the post war Labour Government created the National Coal Board to take over most of the mines in the UK, including the ones on The Wemyss Estate. The NCB also absorbed most of the Industrial railways which served these mines. However, as a result of certain legal peculiarities, the Wemyss Private Railway could not be taken over. Instead its operation was administered jointly be representatives from the Wemyss Estates and the NCB. the railway was closed in 1970 after the last two collieries had ceased production.