New Street No More

In May 2006 the famous view of Waverley station looking west from Regent Road changed forever with the demolition of the old bus depot in New Street. The depot was originally built by Scottish Motor Traction in the 1930s and housed 300 buses on two floors. Many further changes to the landscape are set to take place as the Waverley Valley development (also known as Caltongate) continues to make its presence felt in this part of the old town. The attached selection of photographs shows some of the changes which have taken place there over the course of the past 35 years.

JF May 2006.
John Furnevel

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<h4><a href='/locations/E/Edinburgh_Waverley'>Edinburgh Waverley</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/N/North_British_Railway'>North British Railway</a></small></p><p>Waverley at night in October 1972. Nightshifts are at work in Waverley East signal box and New Street bus depot, while the old elevated walkway, linking Jeffrey Street and Calton Road, can be clearly seen. 1/10</p><p>10/10/1972<br><small><a href='/contributors/John_Furnevel'>John Furnevel</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/E/Edinburgh_Waverley'>Edinburgh Waverley</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/N/North_British_Railway'>North British Railway</a></small></p><p>View over the east end of Waverley in October 1978, with a class 47 taking a train out of 'sub' platform 21 past the goods depot. The old Waverley East signal box is on the left with the corner of New Street bus depot opposite. The 1977 signalling Centre is in the left background beyond the train. 2/10</p><p>07/10/1978<br><small><a href='/contributors/John_Furnevel'>John Furnevel</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/E/Edinburgh_Waverley'>Edinburgh Waverley</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/N/North_British_Railway'>North British Railway</a></small></p><p>A class 40 brings a train out of the Calton Tunnel and into Waverley in October 1978. It is about to cross the bridge over New Street and is passing New Street bus depot on the left with Waverley East box and various buildings and sidings of Waverley Goods beyond. 3/10</p><p>07/10/1978<br><small><a href='/contributors/John_Furnevel'>John Furnevel</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/E/Edinburgh_Waverley'>Edinburgh Waverley</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/N/North_British_Railway'>North British Railway</a></small></p><p>Early morning at Waverley in January 2006 with the lights of the new Edinburgh Council HQ construction site taking up most of the foreground of the picture. 4/10</p><p>03/01/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/John_Furnevel'>John Furnevel</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/E/Edinburgh_Waverley'>Edinburgh Waverley</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/N/North_British_Railway'>North British Railway</a></small></p><p>Changes underway at the east end of Waverley in January 2006. At the bottom left New Street bus depot is now boarded up ready for demolition, while across the road the new Edinburgh Council headquarters is under construction. In the background, work is in progress on the IECC extension to the Edinburgh signalling centre. 5/10</p><p>14/01/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/John_Furnevel'>John Furnevel</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/E/Edinburgh_Waverley'>Edinburgh Waverley</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/N/North_British_Railway'>North British Railway</a></small></p><p>Work continues apace on the Waverley Valley developments. Scene looking over the east end on 23 April 2006 with the new Edinburgh Council HQ taking shape on the left. 6/10</p><p>/04/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/John_Furnevel'>John Furnevel</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/E/Edinburgh_Waverley'>Edinburgh Waverley</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/N/North_British_Railway'>North British Railway</a></small></p><p>Trains held on New Street bridge on the eastern approach to Waverley on Sunday morning 30 April 2006. Under construction on the left is the new Edinburgh Council HQ, part of the Waverley Valley development, while on the right is the top floor of the former New Street bus depot, currently undergoing demolition as part of the same project. 7/10</p><p>30/04/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/John_Furnevel'>John Furnevel</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/E/Edinburgh_Waverley'>Edinburgh Waverley</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/N/North_British_Railway'>North British Railway</a></small></p><p>Space - the final frontier. The sizeable gap that will be created by the demolition of New Street bus depot and earmarked for the next phase of the Waverley Valley development. The building in the centre is the new Edinburgh Council HQ. May 2006. 8/10</p><p>14/05/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/John_Furnevel'>John Furnevel</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/E/Edinburgh_Waverley'>Edinburgh Waverley</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/N/North_British_Railway'>North British Railway</a></small></p><p>With the old office block of New Street bus depot now demolished the full impact of the new Edinburgh council HQ on this part of the Old Town can be clearly seen in this 23 July 2006 panorama. 9/10</p><p>23/07/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/John_Furnevel'>John Furnevel</a></small></p> <h4><a href='/locations/E/Edinburgh_Waverley'>Edinburgh Waverley</a></h4><p><small><a href='/companies/N/North_British_Railway'>North British Railway</a></small></p><p>A wet Waverley on Sunday 3 September 2006. With most of the old buildings around New Street now gone, some of the tenements in the Canongate are enjoying an open view for the first time in years. 10/10</p><p>3/9/2006<br><small><a href='/contributors/John_Furnevel'>John Furnevel</a></small></p>
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