FORTHCLYDE Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I follow Edinburgh History every day as is best topic on Kickback. My father was photographer who took hundreds of pictures but now all lost. Can we have a topic of Railway stations especially the old Gorgie ones as a stand alone topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FORTHCLYDE Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Abbeyhill where I used to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 There were more than 50 stations in Edinburgh Here's Murrayfield Station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Here's Corstorphine Station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 And Morningside Station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Here's Gorgie East Station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Pinkhill Station (for Zoo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Barnton Station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Davidsons Mains Station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Dalry Road Station Merchiston Station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 What about Duddingston Station. Newington Station. Morningside Station, thats all I know, to best of my memory other than Caley or Waverley never got on a train in another station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, Sharpie said: What about Duddingston Station. Newington Station. Morningside Station, thats all I know, to best of my memory other than Caley or Waverley never got on a train in another station. Newington Duddingston Morningside further up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) A rare colour picture of Princes St / Caledonian station Edited January 17, 2021 by The Frenchman Returns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, The Frenchman Returns said: Newington Duddingston Morningside further up Excellent thanks very much, particularly Duddingston I knew very well. Tom Mackenzie had a shop on Station Road there, not the most sociable person, but I am sure he got fed up when being nice being asked about Hearts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, Sharpie said: Excellent thanks very much, particularly Duddingston I knew very well. Tom Mackenzie had a shop on Station Road there, not the most sociable person, but I am sure he got fed up when being nice being asked about Hearts St Leonards (Goods) station for you Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, The Frenchman Returns said: A rare colour picture of Princes St / Caledonian station We used to use the Caley when going to Tyndrum to get the bus to Kinlochleven. Pretty stupid of me I knew all the railway lines had been removed in the Lothian Road area but never realised the station was gone. Another place in Edinburgh that I knew so well is gone. That was the location I was passing through when on leave from overseas. I met Willie Duff who was a school friend. He was playing for Hearts . I was telling him how lucky he was to be playing for Hearts, he told me it was fine but he didn't really know how long it would last he still had to do National Service, and here I was two years in to my service, and would be out before he got started and it all could affect his career. He was right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, The Frenchman Returns said: St Leonards (Goods) station for you Bob Knew that one well, stole coal from there many times in the war years, as a kid started to go through the tunnel that came out in the park, wisely we got smart and didn't continue. As a policeman worked from the box right there in Parkside Street, I will never now come back to Edinburgh, too old, too Covid, and too many changes, I wouldn't be visiting my home anymore, I would probably get lost trying to find the places of my memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, Sharpie said: Excellent thanks very much, particularly Duddingston I knew very well. Tom Mackenzie had a shop on Station Road there, not the most sociable person, but I am sure he got fed up when being nice being asked about Hearts Duddingston railway station is the reason Duddingston Golf Club located their clubhouse, where it is. Apparently trains approaching from the east would give an approaching blast around Bingham, allowing members to quickly drink up, and get to the platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, Sharpie said: We used to use the Caley when going to Tyndrum to get the bus to Kinlochleven. Pretty stupid of me I knew all the railway lines had been removed in the Lothian Road area but never realised the station was gone. Another place in Edinburgh that I knew so well is gone. That was the location I was passing through when on leave from overseas. I met Willie Duff who was a school friend. He was playing for Hearts . I was telling him how lucky he was to be playing for Hearts, he told me it was fine but he didn't really know how long it would last he still had to do National Service, and here I was two years in to my service, and would be out before he got started and it all could affect his career. He was right. You don't recall where Willie Duff was living pre National Service do you, would put to bed one of my fathers stories if you remembered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC_Hearts Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) A couple of views of the old caledonian station Edited January 17, 2021 by EC_Hearts spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, The Frenchman Returns said: You don't recall where Willie Duff was living pre National Service do you, would put to bed one of my fathers stories if you remembered? No I don't I know when at school he lived in the Corstorphine is it Carrick Knowe area, but I think he got married young and would have had a place of his own, I know because I used to meet him regularly when I worked at Viewforth Terrace that he was serving his time as a joiner/carpenter with his Dad in Bruntisfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgie wave Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) A proper city rail network back then , so much better than we have now 65 years on from the Billion pound Edinburgh Clowncil White elephant we have now Edited January 17, 2021 by gorgie wave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 My Nana used to get the train to school every morning, to Trinity. She grew up in Easter Drylaw so not sure what station she'd have got on at. Any pics would be appreciated. As an aside, where did it all go wrong for the trains in Edinburgh? It's easy to look now and say that the bus network makes the rail network redundant, but in Glasgow and the surrounding areas, they invested more into that and have a very good rail network. Was there a particular reason for Edinburgh to go the way we did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, The Frenchman Returns said: There were more than 50 stations in Edinburgh Here's Murrayfield Station That’s incredible the amount Edinburgh had. I feel quite sad about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Maroon Sailor Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Blackford Hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, The Frenchman Returns said: Pinkhill Station (for Zoo) great thread , my car gets fixed there now, must have been the ticket office up top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 24 minutes ago, Locky said: My Nana used to get the train to school every morning, to Trinity. She grew up in Easter Drylaw so not sure what station she'd have got on at. Any pics would be appreciated. As an aside, where did it all go wrong for the trains in Edinburgh? It's easy to look now and say that the bus network makes the rail network redundant, but in Glasgow and the surrounding areas, they invested more into that and have a very good rail network. Was there a particular reason for Edinburgh to go the way we did? Pilton Station(s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Granton Station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Seymour M Hersh Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Craigleith Station by the Hotel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, Locky said: My Nana used to get the train to school every morning, to Trinity. She grew up in Easter Drylaw so not sure what station she'd have got on at. Any pics would be appreciated. As an aside, where did it all go wrong for the trains in Edinburgh? It's easy to look now and say that the bus network makes the rail network redundant, but in Glasgow and the surrounding areas, they invested more into that and have a very good rail network. Was there a particular reason for Edinburgh to go the way we did? I think a lot of the stations disappeared in Edinburgh in the early sixties, following the Beeching cuts https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21938349. The station I remember - Portobello (off Station Brae) closed '64 ish - altho' you could still visit the platforms, for a good few years after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 House O'Hill Halt / Station under construction 1937 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Caine Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Great thread! I lived near East Pilton station and used to go to the bridge there lots, at lunchtime as there was a daily goods train came through from Leith heading west. Never did find out where it went, but you could see the plume of smoke away down the line as it made its way up. This was right next to Bruce Peebles (which had its own siding at one time) and across the road from the Northern General Hospital (now Morrisons!). The hospital building and chimney used to spook me a wee bit as a young boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Gorgie Junction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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trotter Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Brilliant topic! The railscot website is an absolute treasure trove for this. Leith Central Station: Whilst not strictly a station, this picture of Millerhill Marshalling Yard show just how badly things declined for freight traffic in the early 90s, the sidings to the left having been left to nature and now completely overgrown : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 When we were kids “the old railway” was our version of the countryside. Totally overgrown with no tracks and the ability to walk for miles and find new places. Loads of Tarzan swings to find and play on and the opportunity to build a gangy. Loads of memories of stupid behaviour like trying to make our own petrol bombs with paraffin stolen from home and throwing them at the walls under the bridges. A lad I was at school with was an expert at finding hidden bags of porn mags and sold them at school to people. He lived with his gran and I remember going to his house once and he had a clothes horse covered in them drying out as he found a pile of them after it had rained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Any pictures of the chaps who worked as train mechanics between 1930's-1970's? Might find a pic of my Grandad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 3 hours ago, trotter said: Brilliant topic! The railscot website is an absolute treasure trove for this. Leith Central Station: Whilst not strictly a station, this picture of Millerhill Marshalling Yard show just how badly things declined for freight traffic in the early 90s, the sidings to the left having been left to nature and now completely overgrown : Now there is a cleaning depot and shunting yard there. No idea where though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Tazio said: When we were kids “the old railway” was our version of the countryside. Totally overgrown with no tracks and the ability to walk for miles and find new places. Loads of Tarzan swings to find and play on and the opportunity to build a gangy. Loads of memories of stupid behaviour like trying to make our own petrol bombs with paraffin stolen from home and throwing them at the walls under the bridges. A lad I was at school with was an expert at finding hidden bags of porn mags and sold them at school to people. He lived with his gran and I remember going to his house once and he had a clothes horse covered in them drying out as he found a pile of them after it had rained. West Lothian still is countryside compared to town but when I was young we still rode our bikes along disused railways that had been ripped up re Beeching or even older. The mineral railways interest me more although all signs of tracks have now vanished but we still have the remains of bridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairneyhill Jambo Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I know its not Edinburgh, but the old train station in Cairneyhill, Fife. The station building is long gone but the platforms are still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Give the railscot site a go if you haven't already. Some fantastic pics. https://www.railscot.co.uk/locations/M/Murrayfield/ https://www.railscot.co.uk/locations/D/Dalry_Road_Shed/ https://www.railscot.co.uk/locations/G/Gorgie_East/ https://www.railscot.co.uk/locations/G/Gorgie_Junction/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restonbabe Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 4 hours ago, benny said: Now there is a cleaning depot and shunting yard there. No idea where though. Wow love kickback sometimes. I've just literally stopped researching tonight history of the entire old Edinburgh network. The shunting yard and cleaning dept shut down in 2016 at powderhall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restonbabe Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I was as mentioned in my previous post just literally doing research on Edinburgh and Eastern Scotland rail line in antispitstion to our new train station being built this year in Reston. Balgreen halt now Balgreen tram stop. Was trying to locate the station masters house but cannot seem to find it. Only the goods yard which is jenners. Amazing to know this station was still in use in 1964! Did anyone see the Scotsman article on a proposed tunnel from Kirkcaldy to leith that would solve the bottleneck at haymarket Station?? Fun fact is that any delays at haymarket affect the entire national network. Says its going to cost 4-6 billion to builds tunnel. It would revolutionise the Scottish network. Would cut travel time to Dundee to Edinburgh for under an hour. Also learning about Scotland Street tunnel to the old Canal Street station by a stationary cable car. Canal Street is now Waverley Station. This was on the Granton harbour to Scotland Street station goods line. I still remember the old railway bridge down trinity/ lower granton Road when I was younger. You can still see the entrance to this from platform 20 at Waverley. Something that has always bugged me about 1870's construction of the Edinburgh rail network was the disregard for a proper leith to Edinburgh railway line. Going on old line maps there was never a thought. Was that because of the tram lines and the massive depot at shrub Hill. There is still a station platform at dalry. If you walk up past the path at lidl and just adjesent to the park there is the platform you can stand on. Gorgie East Station platform is gone. How did you access it? Up that ramp opposite the station tavern? Why is there car parks at the other side of NB distillery. Was that not the station exit? I think the central line will be used when another hospital is built and integrated with the tramline. That will be way after our time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trotter Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 9 hours ago, benny said: Now there is a cleaning depot and shunting yard there. No idea where though. Cleaning depot has been built on the sidings to the right which are still in use. The remainder has been left to nature to recover. Growing up in Howdenhall i spent many an afternoon taking a walk along the old railway that got you there (from Gilmerton) the original yard and just watching what was going on. Happy times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trotter Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 If you go up Minto Street (towards town) on a double decker, about halfway up you can see the old Suburban line to the left, The remnants of a station are still there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 10 hours ago, jonnothejambo said: My car goes there too..... small world bud, been there for years early 80s onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 22 hours ago, The Frenchman Returns said: You don't recall where Willie Duff was living pre National Service do you, would put to bed one of my fathers stories if you remembered? Possibly Granton Crescent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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