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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.
(Permalink) Eskbank Eskbank and Dalkeith  Eskbank and Dalkeith: The closed Eskbank & Dalkeith station, looking north, in 1975.
 Eskbank and Dalkeith: The magnificent old station building at Eskbank in April 2007. The trackbed is in a cutting to the left. |
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When the Queen officially opened the Borders Railway on September 9, 2015, it was widely hoped that the new line would transform Midlothian. But five years on has it done so?
(Permalink) Borders Railway Eskbank Fifth Anniversary Gorebridge Newtongrange Re-opening Shawfair  Gorebridge: ScotRail DMU 170401, forming the 0847 Tweedbank - Edinburgh, restarts from Gorebridge on Sunday 12 July 2020. The train is about to pass below the bridge carrying Station Road.  Shawfair: The well gritted, salted and deserted platforms of Shawfair station, looking north on a cold and frosty morning in February 2019. The train just arriving at platform 2 is the 1011 (Sunday) Edinburgh W ...  Eskbank: ScotRail 158703 forming the Sunday morning 1045 Tweedbank - Edinburgh Waverley service, calls at Eskbank on 24 November 2016. The surviving platforms of the original Eskbank station are just visible o ... |
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