Date: 04/01/2023

The old railway line was created in the early 19th century to help bring coal from the pits in Midlothian into Edinburgh as both domestic and industrial consumption of the fuel ballooned.

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The magnificent old station building at Eskbank in April 2007. The trackbed is in a cutting to the left.
Location: Eskbank and Dalkeith
Company: Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
27/04/2007 John Furnevel

The closed Eskbank & Dalkeith station, looking north, in 1975.
Location: Eskbank and Dalkeith
Company: Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway
//1975 Bill Roberton

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