Railways

East Edinburgh

East Coast Main Line

South Suburban Line

Lines to Seafield and Leith Docks

Lines to Granton and Leith

Other lines in Eastern Edinburgh

St Margaret's Railway Depot

 

East Coast Main Line

Edinburgh Waverley to London Kings Cross

LNER Locomotive No 9449 passing Craigentinny, Edinburgh, around 1929 ©

Craigentinny

  Freight Train near Newcraighall ©

Near Newcraighall

Portobello - Loco no. 69168 - June 20, 1956 ©

1956

Portobello

  Edinburgh Railways - Portobello Station - 1960 ©

Portobello Station

A steam-hauled train on Lothian Line above Portobello - now site of the Sir Harry Lauder Road ©

Portobello

  Railway photos - Portobello Yardmaster's Office - April 14, 1956 ©

1956

Portobello Yardmaster's Office

Edinburgh Railways - Joppa Station - 1957 ©

Joppa Station

   Loco 60027, 'Merlin' - Photographed at at St Margaret's Depot, Summer 1964 ©

1964

Loco 60027 'Merlin'

St Margaret's Depot

    St Margaret's Depot - Notice to SDhed Staff - Avoid Excessive Smoke ©

Notice to Shed Staff

St Margaret's Depot

 

South Suburban Line

The South Suburban line ran in a circle from Waverley Station through some of the eastern, southern and western suburbs of Edinburgh.  Passenger services were withdrawn in 1962.   Freight trains still run over parts of the line.

Travelling clockwise around the circle, the stations on the line were:

Waverley > Abbeyhill > Piershill > Duddingston & Craigmillar > Newington > Blackford Hill > Morningside Road > Craiglockhart  >  Gorgie East  >  Haymarket  >  Waverley.

A map of the route can be found on this 'Edinburgh Suburban & Southside Junction Railway' wikipedia web page.

Abbeyhill Station ©

Abbeyhill Station

Edinburgh Railways  -  Abbeyhill Station ©

Abbeyhill Station

Abbeyhill Station, Edinburgh, early-1964 ©

1964

Abbeyhill Station

Tunnel at Abbeyhill Station, Edinburgh - early-1964 ©

1964

Abbeyhill Tunnel

Gradient Post at Abbeyhill Station, Edinburgh - early-1964 ©

1964

Abbeyhill Gradient Post

Piershill Station, Edinburgh, looking west - early-1964 ©

1964

Piershill Station- looking west

Piershill Station, Edinburgh, looking east - early-1964 ©

1964

Piershill Station - looking east

Edinburgh Railways - Duddingston Station - 1962 ©

Duddingston Station

 Edinburgh Railways - Duddingston and Craigmillar Station ©

Duddingston & Craigmillar
Station

Edinburgh Railways - Niddrie - Between where ASDA is now and Niddrie Bing ©

Niddrie

Edinburgh Railways - Edinburgh Suburban Line at Niddrie Bing ©

Near Niddrie

Railway photos - Niddrie West signal box, Edinburgh ©

Niddrie West signal box

For more stations on this line, see:  South Edinburgh  and  West Edinburgh 

History and possible Future of the South Suburban Line

 

Line to Seafield and Leith Docks

  Marine Parade, Seafield Road - loco no. 56035 ©

Marine Parade
Seafield

  Railways in East Edinburgh - Seafield Level Crossing ©

Seafield Level Crossing

Railways in Eastern Edinburgh - View to the west towards Leith from the bridge over the railway at Seafield ©

Seafield Road and Rail

  Fishwives' Causeway, Portobello - loco no 4517 ©

Fishwives' Causeway - Portobello

Edinburgh Railways - 90773 at Seafield ©

Approaching the Level Crossing

A freight train crosses the level crossing at Seafield, at the junction of Seafield Road and Marine Esplanade, after leaving Leith Docks ©

From the Footbridge
Seafield

A coal train crosses the level crossing at Seafield, at the junction of Seafield Road and Marine Esplanade, after leaving Leith Docks ©

From the Footbridge
Seafield

A coal train from Leith Docks passing throught the level crossing at Seafield, at the junction of Seafield Road and Marine Esplanade ©

From the Footbridge
Seafield

A coal train from Leith Docks has just passed throught the level crossing at Seafield, at the junction of Seafield Road and Marine Esplanade ©

Seafield Level
Crossing

A coal train from Leith Docks has just passed throught the level crossing at Seafield, at the junction of Seafield Road and Marine Esplanade ©

Seafield Level
Crossing

A coal train from Leith Docks has just passed throught the level crossing at Seafield, at the junction of Seafield Road and Marine Esplanade ©

Seafield Level
Crossing

  Looking to the east at Seafield Level Crossing - Photograph taken from the foodbridge over the railway - when? ©

Seafield Level
Crossing

For more stations on this lines, see:  Leith

 

Lines to Granton and Leith

Abbeyhill Station ©

Abbeyhill Station

Edinburgh Railways  -  Abbeyhill Station ©

Abbeyhill Station

Abbeyhill Station, Edinburgh, early-1964 ©

1964

Abbeyhill Station

Tunnel at Abbeyhill Station, Edinburgh - early-1964 ©

1964

Abbeyhill Tunnel

Gradient Post at Abbeyhill Station, Edinburgh - early-1964 ©

1964

Abbeyhill Gradient Post

Easter Road Station ©

Easter Road Station

Easter Road Station - 1963 ©

Easter Road Station

Easter Road Signal Box ©

Easter Road Signal Box

 

Railway photos - Meadowbank stadium - July 24, 1986 ©

1986

Meadowbank Stadium

 

Abbeyhill Station - One of the special shuttle trains from Edinburgh Waverley Station to the Commonwealth Games at Meadowbank Stadium ©

1986

Meadowbank Station

Meadowbank Station - Arrival of one of the special shuttle trains from Edinburgh Waverley Station to the Commonwealth Games at Meadowbank Stadium ©

1986

Meadowbank Station

Railway Photo, 1969 - Is it Powderhall Station, Edinburgh? ©

1969

Is this Powderhall

on the Piershill, Lochend Jcn, Easter Road, Leith Walk, Powderhall, Trinity, Granton line?

For more stations on these lines, see:  North Edinburgh  and  Leith

 

Other Lines in Eastern Edinburgh

Edinburgh Railways - Portobello United Glass Bottle Works - 1959 ©

Glass Bottle Works

Portobello

Sunnybank, Lower London Road  ©

Sunnybank

Lower London Road

Niddrie Station, closed to passengers in 1860 ©            1895 map showing the location of Niddrie Station © 

Waverley Route

Niddrie Junction

 

St Margaret's Railway Depot

    ©

Locomotive Cleaners at Work

St Margaret's Railway Depot - Cleaners and Carriage ©

Cleaners and Carriage

 

 

Edinburgh Railway Lines and Stations

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