 It was to leave the Charlestown line at Meadowend and then run by Cairneyhill, Torryburn and Culross to meet the end of the existing Kincardine branch at Kincardine Pier.Getting the Act kept the Caledonian Railway out, and actually constructing the railway was a lower priority.In fact the North British Railway had to apply for an extension of time to complete the line, in January 1903.