Breich is a small village lying in the western part of West Lothian

West Lothian

West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....

 in Scotland

Scotland

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. It lies on the A71

A71 road

The A71 is a major road in Scotland linking Edinburgh with Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. It adjoins the Livingston Bypass A899.It runs south west from Edinburgh for approximately 70 miles, through Saughton, Wilkieston and south of Livingston, Whitburn and Wishaw, then by way of the Garrion Bridge,...

, the Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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 to Ayrshire

Ayrshire

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 road, which also goes to the large town of Livingston 7 miles to the east. It is situated at the junction of the A706, to Lanark

Lanark

Lanark is a small town in the central belt of Scotland. Its population of 8,253 makes it the 100th largest settlement in Scotland. The name is believed to come from the Cumbric Lanerc meaning "clear space, glade"....

, Bathgate

Bathgate

Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway west of Livingston. Nearby towns are Blackburn, Armadale, Whitburn, Livingston, and Linlithgow. Edinburgh Airport is away...

 and Linlithgow

Linlithgow

Linlithgow is a Royal Burgh in West Lothian, Scotland. An ancient town, it lies south of its two most prominent landmarks: Linlithgow Palace and Linlithgow Loch, and north of the Union Canal....

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The village consists mainly of a single row of houses by the roadside (& some new builds behind the single row) and has one pub. It also has a Roadside Snack Bar called Big T's at the Breich Cross layby. Breich railway station

Breich railway station

Breich railway station is a remote railway station serving the village of Breich in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line west of Edinburgh Waverley towards Glasgow Central.- History :...

 is on the Shotts Line

Shotts Line

The Shotts Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts in Scotland. The route from Glasgow to Shotts is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network...

, and is served by one eastbound and two westbound trains per day. A nearby coal bing (spoil heap) was used as a speedway training track in the late 1960s.