Kinglassie

Kinglassie est un village situé dans le Fife, en Écosse. En 2020 la population de Kinglassie est estimée à 1 900 habitants.

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Kinglassie (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Ghlaise) is a small village and parish in central Fife, Scotland. It is located two miles southwest of Glenrothes. It has a population of around 1,900 (2020) The civil parish has a population of 22,543 (in 2011). The village lies to the north of the Lochty Burn, two miles (3.2 km) southwest of Glenrothes in Fife, and two miles southeast of Perth and Kinross district. For many years, it was a weaving village, but in the 19th and 20th centuries it developed as a mining town.

Inchdairnie distillery

InchDairnie distillery is a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky and Rye Whisky distillery in Glenrothes, Scotland.

Fife Airport

Fife Airport (ICAO: EGPJ) is an unlicensed aerodrome located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. The airport is owned by Fife Airport Ltd and operated by Flightplan Aviation Ltd. It also serves as an important reliever airport for Edinburgh airport. In 1998, it was voted the best airfield in the United Kingdom by Flyer magazine. The airfield is used by Edinburgh and Fife Aero Club, Skydive St Andrews, Skyhook Helicopters and Kingdom Helicopters. The airfield was also used by Tayside Aviation until the company's demise in April 2023. In February 2021, Tayside Aviation took over the leasehold of Fife Airport under their subsidiary Fly with the Best Ltd (later renamed to Flightplan Aviation Ltd) and embarked on a major refurbishment of the airfield and its facilities. The former Tipsy Nipper restaurant was closed in late 2020 and re-opened as the Skyview café. AVGAS 100LL and UL91 fuels are available at the airfield. 100LL is available to resident aircraft 24/7 via a self-service pump. Visitors and users of UL91 can purchase fuel during operational hours.

Thornton Marshalling Yard

Thornton Marshalling Yard was a railway freight marshalling yard near to the village of Thornton, in Fife, Scotland. The site opened to traffic in 1956, and was gradually rundown over the intervening years, being largely abandoned and derelict by the second decade of the 21st century as traffic fell away. However, some of the infrastructure is still in place. The railway yard was the first of the newer marshalling yards created by British Rail to have a second set of retarders for wagons to travel through when descending the hump.

Cardenden railway station

Cardenden railway station is a railway station in Cardenden, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 27 miles (43 km) north of Edinburgh Waverley. It opened to traffic in 1848, on the Dunfermline Branch of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. The station is situated on Station Road, between the Bowhill and Dundonald areas. It can be accessed from the street by ramps or stairs. A footbridge connects the platforms. The station is unstaffed and there are no ticket vending facilities. Passengers boarding here must buy their tickets from staff on the train. There is a small car park. There are bus stops on Station Road. The station has recently been upgraded with new platforms and a signage system giving accurate train times. A CCTV system covers the station and is operated by ScotRail. Cardenden was the terminus for train services until the line to Thornton re-opened in May 1989 allowing the "Fife Circle Line" to operate. During the 1970s and early 1980s, the station was only served during the morning & early evening peak (trains outside these times starting/terminating at Cowdenbeath).