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A 'Glen' class engine, No 62487, Glen Arklet, passes through
Craiglockhart station as an Edinburgh tram passes over the bridge in
July 1955.
The tram in the background is on Colinton Road, close to Meggetland
playing fields. Trams on this route were replaced by buses in October 1955.
Craiglockhart station was built for the North British Railway in 1887.
Except for a short period, 1917-19, at the end of World War I, the station
remained open to passengers until 1962.
The station was on the Suburban line that carried passengers through
the southern suburbs of Edinburgh until 1962. The line still carries
freight traffic and there are now plans to re-open it to passengers.
Craiglockhart station was between Gorgie station and Morningside Road
station. It can be found a little to the right of centre on
this map, beside George Watson College Sports Ground on this map:
South-West Edinburgh Map
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