Opened in the 1800s it was known as the innocent railway because it was originally horse worked through out. The information board near to Duddingston explains the history better than i could but in all its a nice way to spend a few hours doing something less well known in the Edinburgh area.
Here is the details of the walk
Location:
Edinburgh, Duddingston Old Station to Commonwealth Pool
Access:
Via number 30 bus from Edinburgh Waverley North Bridge stop
Length:
1.6 miles
Railway Highlights:
1890s vintage steel bridge
Long abandoned tunnel
Undefoot:
Suitable for all, tarmac through out
Wildlife Seen:
Blue, Great & Long Tailed Tits
Jackdaw
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Buzzard
Wood Pigeon
Woodpeckers
Grey Squirrel
Good Local Pub/Food:
Auld Hoose (see map)
All in all a nice little walk and ill look to doing more like this in the future, information above supports the video and there is also a nice article in the Scotsman if you google it.
Next will either be Penicuik-Dalkeith Route or Longniddry to Haddington with more modern railway artefacts to be found
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