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As part of the wider regeneration of Meadowbank, the site of the former St Margarets Locomotive Railway Depot and Works is being excavated and preserved for archaeological posterity.
(Permalink) St Margarets Shed St Margarets Shed: Looking east from the London Road bridge as Azuma 801225, with the 13.30 from Edinburgh to Kings Cross, passes the recently excavated turntable pit at St Margarets on 27 August 2022.
St Margarets Shed: Scene on the up side of St Margarets shed, looking south across the ECML towards London Road on a Saturday morning in September 1958. Standing around the turntable is a North British 0-4-0 DH shunter, ... St Margarets Shed: A diesel discussion in progress around the turntable on the north side of St Margaret's shed in the mid 1960s. |
Housing developers in Edinburgh have unearthed the remains of the St Margarets Locomotive Engine turntable, which members of the public can view this Saturday.
(Permalink) St Margarets Shed St Margarets Shed: The top part of Restalrig Road South ran immediately east of St Margarets shed. It is always known locally as Smokey Brae, said to be because of the reek (in Edinburgh terms) from the North British sh ... |