Pupils from two Fife primary schools have played their part in the new Levenmouth rail link by burying time capsules at the line’s two stations.

The history-making children were marking 25 days before the opening of the new route on 2 June, which will provide a link between Leven and Cameron Bridge to Edinburgh Waverley.

At Cameron Bridge station, pupils from Methilhill Primary placed some of their favourite things in their time capsule and included photographs of each class and their teachers, as well as a Methilhill Marvel teddy and Methil Moggie ornament.

Some of the children also wrote about their ambitions for the future.

Parkhill Primary’s time capsule was buried under the platform at Leven station.

Among the items the children chose to include were a school award, ties and a sticker showing the school’s emblem, along with Lego and a Match Attack football card.

Proud pupils also put pictures they had drawn of themselves into their capsule.

Network Rail invited the children to explore the new stations and learn about how the line was built.

They were joined by local MSPs Jenny Gilruth and David Torrance., who helped to make sure that the capsules were safely buried.

Having marked 25 days to the line’s reopening with these ceremonies, the time capsules will lay buried for 25 years, when they will be dug up to celebrate the new link’s silver anniversary.

The opening of the Levenmouth line is just one of the changes being made to services by ScotRail when their new timetable is launched on 2 June.

It is great to think that the primary school pupils of today won’t really know of a Leven or Cameron Bridge without a station when they set off into the world of work, training or further education and all of the opportunities that the railway can help open up for them in the future.

“We heard from the pupils about all of the things that have gone into the time capsules but more importantly, how the process of putting them together has triggered discussions about how they see their futures and what the railway could mean for them. It’s been lovely to meet the children and be part of the time capsule ceremony.

Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes

The new stations provide the communities with facilities they can be proud of – acting as a catalyst for regeneration in the area and helping to boost the local economy in the future.

“We’re delighted to have been able to show some of the local school children the new facilities and bury the time capsule they have so thoughtfully prepared.

Joe Mulvenna, Network Rail’s project manager of the Levenmouth Rail Link

Putting together the time capsule has helped our pupils think about the future and what the return of the railway could mean for them.

“A great deal of thought from all of the pupils went in to choosing each item for the time capsule and we hope that it will provide a fitting snap-shot of the time when the railway returned to Levenmouth.

Jill McEwan, Parkhill Primary School headteacher