Date: 19/05/2022

Opened in 1822 as a means of bringing minerals, especially coal, to the capital, the Union Canal was initially highly successful. However, the inauguration in 1842 of the Glasgow-Edinburgh railway line diminished its value as a transport medium and it fell into relative decline, becoming underused and under-appreciated.

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In memory of the Slamannan Railway, the eastern terminus of which was here at Causewayend Basin on the Union Canal. Nice that the residents remember the railway.
Location: Causewayend [SR]
Company: Slamannan Railway
16/09/2021 John Yellowlees

Looking north along Edinburgh's Inglis Green Road on Sunday 25 March 2018 through one of the arches of the 1822 Slateford Aqueduct carrying the Union Canal. Just beyond stands the 1848 railway viaduct, being crossed at the time by the TransPennine 0915 Edinburgh Waverley - Manchester Oxford Road.
Location: Slateford Viaduct
Company: Caledonian Railway
25/03/2018 John Furnevel

Photograph taken on the occasion of the unveiling of a 'Red Wheel' on the Leamington Lift Bridge with Stuart Wilkinson NTT chair, John Cameron NTT VP, Chris O’Connell SC and Peter Robinson SC in attendance.
Location: Leamington Lift Bridge
Company: Union Canal
14/07/2021 John Yellowlees

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