Incorporated on 16th July 1883.
An 8 mile line from Edinburgh to a dock on the Firth of Forth in Kirkaldy. It was extended in 1890 by 8 separate lines within Fifeshire, and joined the North British Railway in 1895.
Original capital £300,000 in shares of £10, and loans of £100,000. Extension capital in 1890 £150,000 and loans £50,000.