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shares which rose from the north-facing Bo'ness Low
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1407:Preservation
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161:Pre-grouping
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1285:Causewayend
1139:Union Canal
897:Causewayend
120:Operated by
93: /
69:Coordinates
39:Station on
1807:Categories
1789:21 January
1774:21 January
1515:References
1484:trap point
1337:Linlithgow
1258:Colliery.
284:9 May 2010
247:1 May 1933
78:55°58′39″N
57:Whitecross
1633:11956311M
1607:Sparkford
1480:headshunt
1437:Tesco PLC
181:Key dates
130:Platforms
81:3°39′22″W
1746:79435248
1660:22311137
1625:60251199
1464:Moniaive
1439:so that
1425:Moniaive
1399:Birkhill
1383:Terminus
1244:trackbed
1208:ScotRail
274:Birkhill
208:S&BR
194:E&GR
113:NS966773
64:Scotland
52:Location
1590:Sources
1445:Bo'ness
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1219:History
231:Unknown
138:History
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780:Manuel
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355:Legend
264:closed
253:closed
224:Manuel
204:Manuel
27:Manuel
1520:Notes
1449:Perth
1175:is a
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55:Near
1791:2011
1776:2011
1742:OCLC
1732:ISBN
1713:ISBN
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1656:OCLC
1646:ISBN
1621:OCLC
1611:ISBN
1476:loop
269:1990
151:and
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