Date: 02/10/2014

AN East Coast locomotive has been decorated with new insignia to mark the centenary of the train line’s main depot. Craigentinny depot in Edinburgh still operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and is home to the East Coast line’s fleet of 14 high-speed diesel trains.

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East Coast train marks Edinburgh depot centenary

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AN East Coast locomotive has been decorated with new insignia to mark the centenary of the train line’s main depot.

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The empty stock of The Talisman at Craigentinny carriage sidings on 30 September 1959. The set is in the process of leaving the sidings for Waverley banked by a V3 locomotive. Note: Coach E1723E nearest the camera was half of one of the twin-articulated Open Firsts built for the LNER 'Coronation' streamliner service in 1937.
Location: Craigentinny Depot
Company: North British Railway
30/09/1959 A Snapper (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)

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Location: Craigentinny Depot
Company: North British Railway
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Location: Craigentinny Depot
Company: North British Railway
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