Date: 30/01/2012

THE train may take the strain, but getting to the station has been a daunting struggle for generations of Edinburgh passengers. The Waverley Steps, the notorious principal entrance to the capital’s railway hub, provided a 72-step nightmare especially in the wind and rain. However, weary travellers will heave a sigh of relief on Monday when they are able to glide up to Princes Street on escalators under a glass roof for the first time in 145 years. The year-long construction is being completed on time, albeit five years after it should have originally been finished because of delays caused by objections to the scheme.

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Hmmphhh!!! Sunday morning guard duty! With the Waverley Steps entrance to the station closed off, a temporary entrance to Waverley has been opened up through Princes Mall. View from Princes Street on 14 May 2006. [See image 9657]
Location: Edinburgh Waverley
Company: North British Railway
14/05/2006 John Furnevel

Waverley Steps (and escalators) taking shape on 17 January 2012, with the Balmoral Hotel on the right.
Location: Edinburgh Waverley
Company: North British Railway
17/01/2012 Bill Roberton