▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Edinburgh - G las gow ▁road ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁a ▁co aching ▁inn ▁mid way ▁between ▁the ▁cities , ▁officially ▁West cra igs ▁Inn ▁but ▁known ▁locally ▁as ▁the ▁Craig ▁Inn . ▁ ▁The ▁inn ▁now ▁serves ▁as ▁housing , ▁a ▁community ▁centre ▁and ▁library . ▁ ▁Indust ry ▁After ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁line ▁linking ▁A ird rie ▁and ▁Bath gate ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁the ▁explo itation ▁of ▁local ▁coal ▁res erves ▁became ▁more ▁pract ic able ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁local ▁col li ery ▁was ▁s unk ▁at ▁West rig g . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁grew ▁from ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁under ▁ 2 0 0 ▁to ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁by ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁with ▁coal ▁min ing ▁and ▁wh inst one ▁quar ry ing ▁the ▁main ▁employ ments . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁col li ery ▁closed ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁Black ridge ▁became ▁a ▁d orm itory ▁for ▁nearby ▁towns ▁with , ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁British ▁Ley land ▁tr uck ▁and ▁tra ctor ▁assembly ▁plant ▁at ▁Bath gate ▁the ▁principal ▁employ er . ▁ ▁H ous ing ▁The ▁building ▁of ▁council ▁housing ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1