keiras place 2 Traditional Cache
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car parking N 55.52,585
W 003.08.963
Opened in the 1870s, the Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway left the Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway south of Millerhill, and served Gilmerton, Loanhead, Roslin and Glencorse, the terminus of the line, carrying a large amount of coal traffic as well as passengers. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1933, and freight traffic dwindled away over the next 35 years Only Bilston Glen Colliery, a vast site to the West of Loanhead, continued to be served, and by the late 1980s this had been worked out and the line closed, relieved of its last remaining duty.
Today, much of the basic infrastructure remains, albeit in highly derelict condition; however there remain some fascinating gems of antiquity amongst the general disrepair. It would not be an insurmountable task to reinstate a passenger sdervice as far as Loanhead, should the will ever ex
WELL DONE MAIAWALLI FTF
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