Description
Edinburgh is a city with steel tracks at its hear. Even in a central location such as Princes Street Gardens, the rumble of a passing express reminds tourists and citizens alike that a railway runs through the centre of Scotland’s capital, bisecting the gardens and tunnelling under the art galleries on the historic Mound. Destination of the Railway Races in 1888 and 1901, and a engine change point in the 1895 contest to Aberdeen, Edinburgh’s railway network has always been geared to Anglo-Scottish express traffic. Railway development around Edinburgh has rarely stood still. A.J. Mullay’s addition to the widely acclaimed ‘Rail Centres’ series charts the changes to affect Scotland’s capital. Illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings. Published as part of a series featuring 21 locations across the country.