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Slateford
All photographs of this location in date order.
![Out of use signalbox at Slateford, now a signalling training centre. By permission of Railtrack.<br><br>[Ewan Crawford //]](/images/7000/7492.jpg "Slateford")
![An April afternoon in 1980, standing on the footbridge at Slateford station in the Edinburgh suburbs. Locomotive 47703 <I>'St Mungo'</I> is rapidly approaching heading south west towards Carstairs with the 13.22 Edinburgh - Taunton.<br><br>[John Furnevel 13/04/1980]](/images/37000/37637.jpg "Slateford")
![An unidentified type 2 with a westbound parcels train passing through the old Slateford station in October 1980, prior to demolition of the platform buildings.<br><br>[John Furnevel 06/10/1980]](/images/3000/3367.jpg "Slateford")
![27206 heads north through Slateford on the Edinburgh sub in 1981.<br>
<br><br>[Peter Todd //1981]](/images/22000/22046.jpg "Slateford")
![Looking east from the footbridge at Slateford. The Craiglockhart spur diverges to the right. Two class 27s are in attendance, perhaps to check track circuits after some renewals. Soon the junction would be converted to a single lead and electrification would follow.<br><br>[Bill Roberton //1981]](/images/60000/60013.jpg "Slateford")
![47458 takes a train east through Slateford station heading for Waverley in amasy 1981.<br><br>[John Furnevel 07/05/1981]](/images/3000/3427.jpg "Slateford")
![A class 47 hauled train passing east through Slateford station on its way to Waverley in May 1981, prior to demolition of the old station buildings. The train is the Edinburgh portion of a down WCML service which had been split at Carstairs. <br><br>[John Furnevel 07/05/1981]](/images/53000/53595.jpg "Slateford")
![37037 held at Slateford junction in May 1981 while DMU 101306 prepares to call at Slateford station with an Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central (via Shotts) stopping train .<br><br>[John Furnevel 20/05/1981]](/images/3000/3362.jpg "Slateford")
![Having turned south west onto the Carstairs line at Haymarket East Junction, 47706 <I>Strathclyde</I> is about to cross the bridge over the <I>sub</I> at the east end of Slateford Yard on 20 May 1981 with the 1305 Edinburgh - Bristol. The tenements of Shandon Crescent stand in the background.<br><br>[Peter Todd 20/05/1981]](/images/22000/22455.jpg "Slateford")
![40084 at Slateford on 20 May 1981 with a pipe train off the sub heading south west through the station.<br><br>[Peter Todd 20/05/1981]](/images/37000/37769.jpg "Slateford")
![37037 approaches Slateford Junction in September 1981 with a train of Cartics, having come off the Edinburgh sub at Craiglockhart Junction.<br><br>[John Furnevel 14/09/1981]](/images/1000/1057.jpg "Slateford")
![The 13.05 Edinburgh - Bristol passing through Slateford in May 1982 behind 47705 <I>Lothian</I>.<br><br>[John Furnevel 05/05/1982]](/images/5000/5733.jpg "Slateford")
![The disused buiding on the eastbound platform at Slateford in October 1985.<br><br>[David Panton 01/10/1985]](/images/19000/19594.jpg "Slateford")
![A BR InterCity 125 HST runs south west through Slateford station in 1990.<br><br>[John Furnevel //1990]](/images/59000/59193.jpg "Slateford")
![BR Coal Sector liveried 60074 <I>Braeriach</I> with an eastbound coal train crossing over to run 'wrong line' through Slateford station in 1993 in order to access Slateford Junction. From here it will take the 1961 west to south curve to Craiglockhart Junction where it will join the 'sub'. [See image 10257]<br><br>[John Furnevel 17/06/1993]](/images/4000/4785.jpg "Slateford")
![A cement train runs west through Slateford station on a bright summer afternoon in August 1994 hauled by BR Coal Sector liveried class 60 no 60074. The locomotive is carrying the name <I>Braeriach</I>.<br><br>[John Furnevel 02/08/1994]](/images/60000/60074.jpg "Slateford")
![66184 takes an Eastbound coal train over Slateford Road and through Slateford station in October 2002. The train will leave the main line at Slateford Junction immediately after the station and turn south to join the 'sub' at Craiglockhart Junction. <br><br>[John Furnevel 26/10/2002]](/images/2000/2966.jpg "Slateford")
![A ScotRail Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central service runs into Slateford station on 1 November 2004.<br><br>[John Furnevel 01/11/2004]](/images/60000/60191.jpg "Slateford")
![Christmas Eve 2004, with a wintry dawn having just broken over the Castle as a GNER HST heads south west out of Edinburgh on the ex-Caledonian route through Slateford.<br><br>[John Furnevel 24/12/2004]](/images/5000/5730.jpg "Slateford")
![Looking east from the station footbridge at Slateford on 29 December 2004 as a morning Glasgow Central - Edinburgh Waverley service pulls away from the platform. At this point the train is running alongside city bound traffic on Slateford Road.<br><br>[John Furnevel 29/12/2004]](/images/3000/3429.jpg "Slateford")
![A GNER DVT brings up the rear of a Kings Cross - Glasgow Central service running west through Slatford station in December 2004. The train will make one further stop at Motherwell en route. <br><br>[John Furnevel 29/12/2004]](/images/58000/58639.jpg "Slateford")
![A mid-morning Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central via Shotts train about to make a stop at Slateford in May 2005.<br><br>[John Furnevel 31/05/2005]](/images/4000/4100.jpg "Slateford")
![A Virgin Voyager heading for Waverley runs east through Slateford station on 31 May 2005.<br><br>[John Furnevel 31/05/2005]](/images/5000/5737.jpg "Slateford")
![Edinburgh - Glasgow Central service approaching Slateford in March 2006. <br><br>[John Furnevel 21/03/2006]](/images/7000/7195.jpg "Slateford")
![A diverted Glasgow - Edinburgh service passes through Slateford on the sub on 16 July 2006. The train has just passed below the bridge that carried the Caledonian main line out of Princes Street and which now serves as vehicle access from Merchiston to Slateford sidings and PW depot. The deck of the bridge carrying the current line between Slateford station and Haymarket can be seen just beyond.<br><br>[John Furnevel 16/07/2006]](/images/9000/9902.jpg "Slateford")
![GNER Kings Cross - Glasgow Central service passing the renowned Caledonian Brewery (1869) in Slateford Road, Edinburgh, shortly after leaving Haymarket East Junction on 27 July 2006.<br><br>[John Furnevel 27/07/2006]](/images/10000/10073.jpg "Slateford")
![A GNER Kings Cross - Glasgow Central service photographed shortly after leaving the E&G main line at Haymarket East Junction in July 2006. The train is about to pass below Slateford Road heading south west towards Carstairs.<br><br>[John Furnevel 27/07/2006]](/images/46000/46891.jpg "Slateford")
![Eastbound train passing Slateford yard on 26 Sept 2006 where work is in progress on the provision of additional stabling roads (see news item) for use by First ScotRail. The closed signal box on the left was converted for use as a signalling training centre by First Engineering.<br><br>[John Furnevel 26/09/2006]](/images/11000/11124.jpg "Slateford")
![New stabling roads under construction on the north side of Slateford yard. Grab shot 2. 260906.<br><br>[John Furnevel 26/09/2006]](/images/11000/11127.jpg "Slateford")
![Westbound coal empties coming off the link from the sub at Slateford Junction on 26 September 2006 about to run west through Slateford station. In the background work continues on preparation of the new stabling roads for First ScotRail on the north side of Slateford Yard.<br><br>[John Furnevel 26/09/2006]](/images/11000/11139.jpg "Slateford")
![Westbound coal empties passing through Slateford station in September 2006 about to cross the bridge over Slateford Road. [Ref query 9853]<br><br>[John Furnevel 26/09/2006]](/images/55000/55229.jpg "Slateford")
![In the SE corner of Slateford yard the CE depot remains active. View across the yard beyond the new stabling roads to the CE sheds and large collection of PW vehicles located there. In the foreground is the line from Slateford Jct to Craiglockhart Jct.<br><br>[John Furnevel 27/09/2006]](/images/11000/11141.jpg "Slateford")
![View west showing the bridge over the 'sub' at the eastern entrance to Slateford Yard which once carried the Caley main line south from Princes Street. The trackbed on the left has been surfaced from an entry point at Harrison Place near the former Merchiston station to provide vehicle access to the yard from the east. Straight ahead lay the original Slateford Junction where the route met the line from what is now Haymarket East Junction coming in via a parallel bridge on the right [see image 11417]. Photographed in October 2006.<br><br>[John Furnevel 05/10/2006]](/images/11000/11416.jpg "Slateford")
![Looking north from the old Caledonian bridge at the east end of Slateford Yard in October 2006 with a Voyager having just crossed the parallel bridge en route from Waverley to Carstairs. Down below, the sub heads for Gorgie East. <br><br>[John Furnevel 05/10/2006]](/images/11000/11417.jpg "Slateford")
![Looking west across Slateford yard from the footbridge at Slateford station on 29 October 2006. The new ScotRail cleaning and stabling roads can be seen above the buildings in the centre of the picture. The line in the foreground is the Slateford Jct - Craiglockhart Jct link.<br><br>[John Furnevel 29/10/2006]](/images/11000/11973.jpg "Slateford")
![East end of Slateford Yard on 5 October 2006 showing work on the new stabling roads. The CE sheds and 'Tampers graveyard' are on the left, with the CE depot beyond. The Pentland Hills form the backdrop.<br><br>[John Furnevel 5/10/2006]](/images/11000/11418.jpg "Slateford")
![A Westbound Virgin Voyager about to cross the bridge over Slateford Road, Edinburgh in January 2007 heading for Carstairs and the WCML. <br><br>[John Furnevel /01/2007]](/images/13000/13708.jpg "Slateford")
![A GNER Kings Cross - Glasgow Central service heads west through Slateford station on 25 January 2007 and is just about to cross Slateford Road. <br><br>[John Furnevel 25/01/2007]](/images/13000/13268.jpg "Slateford")
![The morning Waverley - Euston Pendolino passes through Slateford on 25 January 2007.<br><br>[John Furnevel 25/01/2007]](/images/14000/14275.jpg "Slateford")
![A Voyager passing Slateford yard westbound on 16 February 2007. First ScotRail DMUs can be seen in the background on the stabling and cleaning roads recently built along the north side of the yard. <br><br>[John Furnevel 16/02/2007]](/images/13000/13692.jpg "Slateford")
![A morning NXEC Kings Cross - Glasgow Central service about to pass under Slateford Road shortly after leaving Haymarket East Junction on 6 June 2008. Wardlaw Terrace is on the left and the Caledonian Brewery to the right. <br><br>[John Furnevel 06/06/2008]](/images/19000/19339.jpg "Slateford")
![A National Express East Coast train on the Kings Cross - Glasgow Central route accelerates west through Slateford on 30 July 2008.<br><br>[David Panton 30/07/2008]](/images/20000/20309.jpg "Slateford")
![View west from the platform at Slateford on 30 July as a slightly late running 1532 for Glasgow Central passes the 1534 for Edinburgh Waverley.<br><br>[David Panton 30/07/2008]](/images/21000/21729.jpg "Slateford")
![156 511 calls at Slateford on 17 December with a Glasgow Central - Edinburgh Waverley service.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 17/12/2008]](/images/21000/21803.jpg "Slateford")
![A Glasgow Central - Edinburgh Waverley service slowly crosses the bridge over Slateford Road on the west side of Edinburgh on 2 June 2010 as it pulls into the eastbound platform of Slateford station.<br><br>[John Furnevel 02/06/2010]](/images/29000/29234.jpg "Slateford")
![322481 enters Slateford with the 18.26 Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Central service on 9 April.<br>
<br><br>[Bill Roberton 09/04/2011]](/images/33000/33598.jpg "Slateford")
![GBRf 66735 accelerates away from a signal check at Slateford Junction on 2 October and crosses the Water of Leith viaduct with the 6S45 North Blyth - Fort William Alcan service.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 02/10/2012]](/images/40000/40536.jpg "Slateford")
![DRS 68006 having come off the 'sub' at Craiglockhart Junction runs through Slateford with an Edinburgh - Motherwell empty stock working (off a Fife service) on 4 May 2015.<br><br>[Bill Roberton 04/05/2015]](/images/51000/51184.jpg "Slateford")
![A Virgin Voyager runs east through Slateford on 4 October 2015 as the 0850 Polmadie TMD - Edinburgh Waverley ECS working. The stock will form the Sunday morning 1051 Edinburgh Waverley - London Euston (via Carlisle and the WCML). The train has just passed the crossover which allows eastbound trains access to Slateford Junction [see image 4785].<br><br>[John Furnevel 04/10/2015]](/images/52000/52809.jpg "Slateford")
![The hourly Shotts line stopping service for Waverley calls at Slateford for on 11/03/2017. It picked up not a bad crowd, perhaps people avoiding the packed buses on a match day at Tynecastle. New CIS screens still under wraps. Slateford is the last station on the line to be equipped, if you ignore Breich. With one train a day, Breich can arguably do without!<br><br>[David Panton 11/03/2017]](/images/58000/58456.jpg "Slateford")
!['Flying Scotsman' seen at Slateford pulling out onto the WCML from the Craiglockhart Connection with 1Z44 'Cathedrals Express' for Appleby, running on time after a late start from Waverley was recouped while awaiting the WCML path at Slateford. Out of sight at the rear of the train is 47746 'Chris Fudge' which provided more assistance in rear once the whole train was on the main line - hence the fairly rapid acceleration away towards Kingsknowe.<br><br>[Alasdair Taylor 16/05/2017]](/images/59000/59237.jpg "Slateford")
![DRS 68006 <I>Daring</I> accelerates gently through Slateford Junction following a signal check, with an Edinburgh - Motherwell ScotRail empty stock working.<br><br>[John Furnevel 10/08/2017]](/images/60000/60461.jpg "Slateford")
![Network Rail MPV 98954 on its way from Mossend yard to Slateford depot approaching Slateford station on 10 August 2017. The unit is in the process of crossing over to the down line in order to reach the single lead Slateford Junction.<br><br>[John Furnevel 10/08/2017]](/images/60000/60490.jpg "Slateford")
![The 0422 ex-Tees Dock leaves the Craiglockhart Junction - Slateford Junction spur on 10 August 2017 heading for Carstairs and the WCML en route to Mossend Euroterminal.<br><br>[John Furnevel 10/08/2017]](/images/60000/60562.jpg "Slateford")
![158708 pulls into Slateford with a Glasgow Central to Waverley stopping service on 18th January 2018. Odd to think that for a few years post-Beeching this strangely anonymous place (sorry Slateford) had Edinburgh's only suburban station.<br>
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<br><br>[David Panton 18/01/2018]](/images/62000/62817.jpg "Slateford")
