Date: 13/03/2023

It is 50-50 as to whether Edinburghs Southern Suburban Railway could be reopened to passenger traffic, the citys transport convener has said.

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It is 50-50 as to whether Edinburghs Southern Suburban Railway could be reopened to passenger traffic, the citys transport convener has said.

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EE Type 4 No. 258 accelerates through the disused platforms at Craiglockhart station in March 1970, doubtless heading for Millerhill depot. The position of the points at Craiglockhart Junction is not entirely clear, but it looks as if the loco has come down the chord from Slateford.
Location: Craiglockhart
Company: Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
11/03/1970 Bill Jamieson

A view to the rear of a diverted Birmingham train passing under the footbridge at Morningside Road station in July 1989. Another passenger train is just visible disappearing under Morningside Road OB11 as a bus passes over it.
Location: Morningside Road
Company: Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
/07/1989 Charlie Niven

The board on the west end wall of Duddingston and Craigmillar station (closed 1962) proclaims that it deals with goods and parcels traffic but the dilapidated condition of the building suggests otherwise. Photographed on Sunday 22nd November 1970.
Location: Duddingston
Company: Edinburgh, Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
22/11/1970 Bill Jamieson

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