December 28, 2022December 9, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the Elliot Junction Disaster; a tragic railway crash in the midst of a blizzard that shares its anniversary with the Tay Bridge Disaster

November 21, 2022November 22, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about three old photographs of Canal Street railway station and what they can show us of mid-19th century Edinburgh

November 16, 2022November 21, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the baffling naming of Leith railway stations; know your North Leith from your Leith North; which South Leith is which and whether Leith Walk West or Leith Walk East is westernmost

November 3, 2022November 4, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the “Edinburgh & Leith Atmospheric War;” when rival concerns fought tooth and nail at the height of “Railway Mania,” for the right to build an improbable, vacuum-powered railway from Edinburgh to Leith

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about Edinburgh’s “Victoria Station” that you probably never knew was there and what you can still see of it if you know where to look

September 2, 2022September 18, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about Powderhall, its origins, railway station, the CORPORATION DESTRUCTOR and its sporting heritage

September 2, 2022November 25, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about old railway photos of Granton and some history of Bruce Peebles; electrical engineers to the world

August 30, 2022September 17, 2022 threadinburgh

The thread about the demise of the Waverley Route railway and the village that existed only to serve it.