Levenmouth Rail Link Full Trip - Westbound

The Levenmouth Rail Link is a newly restored branch line starting at Thornton North Junction (on the Edinburgh - Dundee section of the East Coast Main Line) and running for six miles to the seaside town of Leven along with an intermediate park and ride station at Cameron Bridge. The first mile is single track with the remaining five mile section of double track. Speed is 45mph (30mph at Cameron Bridge) due to the curves as the line follows the River Leven to the sea.
We take a trip between Kirkcaldy (the station before the junction) to Leven and back sampling the delights of the high street and extensive beach with its stunning views along the coast to Lower Largo and across the Firth of Forth to North Berwick.
Passenger trains last ran to Leven in 1969 so this new line is a great asset to the community around Leven.
We visited Leven on Sunday 2nd June 2024, the public opening day of the restored branch line.
This video is in two parts covering the trip eastbound and westbound between Kirkcaldy and Leven.
Links:
Levenmouth Reconnected Programme = levenmouthreconnected.fife.scot/
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Contents
0:00 Introduction
0:11 Travelling from Leven to Kirkcaldy
0:52 Train is covered in a Levenmouth design
1:47 We're off, back to Kirkcaldy alongside the River Leven
5:23 Arriving at Cameron Bridge Station
5:54 Departing from Cameron Bridge Station
6:38 Diageo Cameronbridge Distillery
7:32 Between Cameron Bridge and Thornton
10:45 Joining the single track section up to the main line
12:05 Joining the main line at Thornton North Junction
12:25 Arriving into Kirkcaldy
13:07 We arrive back at Kirkcaldy
13:36 Thanks for Watching!
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[@eprohoda]

yeah. that's stunning trip~;)

[@modelrailwayinaction]

Really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.

[@just_some_guy_innit]

meanwhile the bus to the same town takes 30-45 minutes, get it up ye stagecoach! 😅 as a native from leven its so much more convenient to hop on the train and it makes life a lot simpler for me

[@modelrailwayinaction]

Great to see the people of Leven benefiting from this new line. Thanks for the great comment.