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Scotsman
10-08-2025
- Scotsman
Edinburgh retro: 18 black and white photos old train stations and railway lines
The advent of the railways brought new opportunities to visit other places, be reunited with old friends, enjoy holidays and day trips. It encouraged tourism and boosted the economy. Sadly in the 1960s there was a decline in the railways and many stations closed - a trend which has been partially reversed in recent years with the opening of new lines and stations. Here are some evocative pictures selected from the Evening News archive which recall the past of the railways in an around the Capital. The photos include shots of stations on Edinburgh's South Suburban line as well as stops on the route from Edinburgh through the Borders. The exhibition, "Scots on the Move: Railways and Tourism in Victorian Scotland" is free to visit in the Adam Dome at General Register House on Princes Street, opposite Waverley station. It runs until September 26 and is open from 9am until 4pm on weekdays, with late opening until 6:30pm on August 21. 1 . Kingsknowe railway station A diesel train at Kingsknowe railway station in March 1970. Photo: Stan Warburton Photo Sales 2 . Portobello railway station Portobello railway station in August 1964 Photo: Crauford Tait Photo Sales 3 . Borders railway line A disused overbridge on the Roslin to Glencorse route, part of the Borders railway line in November 1970. Photo: TSPL Photo Sales 4 . North Berwick railway station A diesel train stops at North Berwick railway station in November 1970. Photo: Jack Crombie Photo Sales Related topics: EdinburghBordersTrains
Scotsman
27-07-2025
- Automotive
- Scotsman
Edinburgh's roads and traffic in the 1950s and 1960s: 25 nostalgic pictures of how it looked in the days before 4x4s, SUVs and electric vehicles
It seems strange now to see Princes Street with cars on it rater than just buses, trams and taxis. Other roads have also changed since these black and white pictures were taken. There was less traffic around. And, of course, the cars are very different too - these were the days of the Mini, Ford Anglias and Morris Minors. Take a look at this selection of photographs from the Evening News archive and step back into the Edinburgh of the 1950s and 1960s. 1 . Princes Street A busy Princes Street on Easter Monday 1969 | TSPL Photo: Crauford Tait Photo Sales 2 . Canonmills Service Station Canonmills Service Station with a five minute car wash in 1964. | TSPL Photo: TSPL Photo Sales 3 . Shandwick Place Traffic in Shandwick Place, Edinburgh, on Easter Monday 1969. | TSPL Photo: Crauford Tait Photo Sales 4 . Needing a push A three-wheeler needs a push up Holyrood Road in Edinburgh during the snow showers of February 1969. | TSPL Photo: Crauford Tait Photo Sales Related topics: EdinburghCarsTraffic
