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Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

Railways

North Edinburgh

 

The North British Railway line

Waverley via Trinity to Granton Harbour

Trinity Station

Railway photos - Trinity tunnel, south end - September 1967 ©

1967

Trinity Tunnel

Trinity Station 1986 - as the railway lines were being lifted ©

1986

Trinity Station

Trinity Station 1986 - as the railway lines were being lifted ©

1986

Trinity Station

Trinity Station 1986 - as the railway lines were being lifted ©

1986

Trinity Station

©

1960s?

Trinity Station

Broughton and Warriston

Looking to the west at Warriston Level Crossing ©

Warriston Level Crossing

An engine emerges from the southern end of Rodney Street Tunnel - 1904 ©

Rodney Street Tunnel

Railways in North Edinburgh - Scotland Street Coal Yard ©

Scotland Street Coal Yard

Railways in North Edinburgh - Scotland Street Coal Yard, converted to a children's playground ©

Scotland Street Coal Yard
converted to children's playground

Scotland Street Station photographed around 1960 ©

Scotland Street Station

1853 Map showing the location of Scotland Street Staton © 

1853 map showing location of
Scotland Street Station

Lower Granton Road and Embankment

A railway accident between Trintiy and Granton in 1860 ©

Railway Accident - 1860
Between Trinity and Granton

©

1955

Embankment above Wardie Bay

Railway photos - A tour train from Granton passes the boatyard at the end of Granton Eastern Breakwater - August 31, 1963 ©

1963

Passing Granton
Eastern Breakwater

Edinburgh Railways  -  Granton Eastern Harbour and Railways ©

Granton
Railways and Harbour

Looking to the east along Lower Granton Road - Tram and Train ©

Lower Granton Road
Tram + Train

A tram, train and lorry at Lower Granton Road ©

Lower Granton Road
Tram, Train + Lorry

Granton Harbour and Granton Square

The railway line crossing West Harbour Road and approaching the entrance to Granton Harbour at Granton Square ©

Granton
West Harbour Road

Edinburgh Railways - Granton Square - 1955 ©

Granton Square

Granton Station - Where and when? ©

Granton Station
Middle Pier

Where is it - Photograph of a railway line and a pram. Possibly Newhaven or Granton ©

Granton Middle Pier

West Harbour Road

©

1959

West Harbour Road

Photograph of a train at Granton, taken in 1958 - Where was this photo taken? ©

1958

West Harbour Road / West Shore Road

   ©

1955

Granton Gas Works

 

The Caledonian Railway Company

Princes Street via Granton Road to Leith

   Pilton Station - 1962 ©

East Pilton Station

   ©

Granton Road Station

Pilton Station - 1962 ©

Railtour  -  1962

Granton Road Station

    Granton Road Station - 1934 ©

Granton Road Station

   Granton Road Station Platform - When might this photograph have been taken? ©

Granton Road Station

Newhaven Station, Craighall Road - being restored - September 2010 ©

2010

Newhaven Station

Newhaven Station, Craighall Road - being restored - September 2010 ©

2010  zoom-in

Newhaven Station

For more stations on these lines, see:  West Edinburgh  and  Leith

 

The Caledonian Railway Company

Granton Gas Works Railway

   Shunting at Granton Gas Works ©

Granton Gas Works - shunting

   Granton Gas Works - Railway Station Platform ©

Granton Gas Works - platform

   Granton Gas Works Station and Yard - 1934 ©

Granton Gas Works junction

   Zoom-in to a photograph of Granton Gas Works Station and Yard - 1934 ©

Granton Gas Works Station

   Granton Gasworks station - 1955 ©

Granton Gas Works Station

What is known about this photo? Was it taken at Granton Gas Works? ©

Granton Gas Works Station?

Granton Gas Works station - now no longer in use - as seen from the top floor of the Scottish Gas Offices on the Edinburgh Waterfront site. ©

2004

Granton Gas Works Station

Edinburgh Waterfront - Victorian Station Building and Platform - 30 June 2004 ©

2004

Granton Gas Works Station

   Extract from 1940 Map - Railway Lines around Granton Gas Works and Granton Harbour ©

1940

Railway Lines around Granton
Gas Works and Granton Harbour

 

Former Caledonian Railway Company's line
leading to the west from Granton Square
to the Texaco sidings, Granton

Texaco Terminal, Granton

A train at Texaco Sidings, Granton - 1980 ©

1980

Oil Train at Granton

A train at Texaco Sidings, Granton - 1980 ©

1980

Texaco Sidings, Granton

A train passes Granton Harbour and crosses West Harbour Road on its final approach to the Texaco sidings at Granton ©

1980

Leaving Granton Square
for Texaco Sidings, Granton

A train passes Granton Harbour and crosses West Harbour Road on its final approach to the Texaco sidings at Granton ©

1980

Zoom-out

Crossing West Harbour Road
at Granton Square

A train passes Granton Harbour and crosses West Harbour Road on its final approach to the Texaco sidings at Granton ©

1980

Zoom-in

Crossing West Harbour Road
at Granton Square

 

Line to the refuse depot
This line is still in use  -  2010

Powderhall

The Binliner Train, Powderhall, Edinburgh - 2010 ©

2010

'The Binliner Train'

 

Other Railways in North Edinburgh

   Edinburgh Railways - Bonnington ©

Bonnington

Railways around Bonnington ©

Bonnington

Bonnington Station, Edinburgh - 1955 ©

1955

Bonnington

 Bonnington Station - 1956 ©

Bonnington Station

Newhaven Station - 1932 ©

Newhaven Station

Railway photos - Leith Walk station - October 1, 1955 ©

1955

Leith Walk Station

   Edinburgh - Railways and Industry - The back of Shrubhill ©

Railways and Industry

Shrubhill

Railway beside Brown Brothers engineering works at Bonnington ©

Brown Brothers, Bonnington

 

 

Edinburgh Railway Lines and Stations

Edinburgh

 Central

North

 West

East

South

SW

Leith

  

 

  

 

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EdinPhoto - Home Page      Please send me an e-mail ... with your questions, comments, suggestions or news.      At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.            At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.

Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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