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The Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway was a railway company that built an east-west railway (known as the Edinburgh Suburban Line or more familiarly the Sub) on the southern margin of Edinburgh, Scotland, primarily to facilitate the operation of heavy goods and mineral traffic across the city. The line opened in 1884.
It served the Duddingston and Craigmillar areas of Edinburgh's south side. It was opened on 1 December 1884. Duddingston & Craigmillar station closed in 1962, when passenger rail services were withdrawn from the Edinburgh Suburban line although the line itself was retained for rail freight use. The route continues to be used for freight ...
Gorgie East Railway Station (named Gorgie Station until 1952) was a railway station on the Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was opened on 1 December 1884 and served the Gorgie area of Edinburgh. Gorgie East station closed in 1962, when passenger rail services were withdrawn from the Edinburgh Suburban ...
Morningside Road railway station is a former railway station in the Morningside area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Originally named Morningside Station, it was opened by the Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway (ESSJR) in 1884 and closed to passengers in 1962. The station buildings still remain, and the railway track is still in use.
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds.
Ohio Railway Museum; T. Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway This page was last edited on 11 October 2023, at 16:18 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The area became part of Edinburgh City in 1920 and consequently the area was developed in the 1930s, largely with bungalows and low density housing on the low-lying ground around the Wester and Easter Craiglockhart Hills. Approximately at the boundary point between Craiglockhart and Merchiston runs the Edinburgh Suburban railway line. There was ...
A 1905 Railway Clearing House diagram of Edinburgh railways, with the SSJR (in blue along the bottom). The station was rebuilt in 1887-1890. [2] [3]During its lifetime, as rail services evolved, Portobello was served by most passenger trains running out of the east end of Waverley including stopping trains on the Berwick and Carlisle main lines and through trains to the various branches, e.g ...