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trainbuff01
6 days ago
Edinburgh and Leith Trams
The first trams to run in the city of Edinburgh were horse-drawn and were operated by the Edinburgh Street Tramways Company. The...
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trainbuff01
Dec 22, 2024
Fatal Accident at Steele Road - Update
I refer to my article re the above and enclose one or two items by way of a post-script. I have also found out a lot more about my...
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trainbuff01
Dec 22, 2024
Fatal Accident at Steele Road Station - 1907
On Sunday 12th May, 1907 my Great-Uncle, Walter (Wattie) Deas aged nine, was, together with his mother Mary Elizabeth Deas, visiting his...
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trainbuff01
Dec 6, 2024
The Caledonian Railway in Edinburgh, Granton and Leith
In 1856 the Caledonian Railway entered into an agreement with the Duke of Buccleuch to build a line to his harbour at Granton financed on...
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trainbuff01
Dec 5, 2024
The History of Granton Harbour
In the early part of the nineteenth century there was dissatisfaction with the inadequacy of Leith as a port. In 1834 the 5th Duke of...
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trainbuff01
Dec 5, 2024
Granton Gas Works Station
Following negotiations with the 6th Duke of Buccleuch, a 106 ¼ acre site at Granton was purchased at a cost of £124,000.00 for the...
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trainbuff01
Dec 4, 2024
The Caledonian Railway's Balerno Branch
The Caledonian Railway entered Edinburgh from Carstairs on 15 February, 1848, its terminus was a one-platform station named Lothian Road....
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trainbuff01
Dec 4, 2024
Driving the Hobbylok on the Zillertalbahn
For many years every June, I would sign up to drive the Hobbylok on the Zillertalbahn in Austria as a birthday present to myself....
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trainbuff01
Aug 4, 2024
My First Trip Abroad
My first trip abroad was in the 1970s when I travelled with my father by coach to Steinach im Tirol, Austria not far from the Italian...
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trainbuff01
Jul 19, 2024
About me, Kenneth G Williamson
I have a Flickr Professional account where you can view my collection of train and tram photos from around the world: ...
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