Edinburgh has been good to its former railway infrastructure. All bar three of the many disused railway tunnels that lie within the city and the towns and villages that surround it have been converted into footpaths. Pedestrians and cyclists will be familiar with the short tunnels of Colinton, Trinity and Rodney Street but lying just to the south of Rodney Street Tunnel is something a little more intriguing, the Scotland Street Railway Tunnel. At 1007 yards in length, Scotland Street […]
Part of what makes exploring abandoned railway tunnels so interesting is that although each experience has similar elements, no two adventures are the same. It could be said that the Neidpath Tunnel, which lies to the west of Peebles is perhaps lacking in the wealth of features you’d find in a tunnel like Union Street in Greenock or the interesting stories with regards to it’s construction such as Sandsend Tunnel on the Yorkshire coast but if you venture underneath the […]
2009 was the first year I found myself with genuine free time. A mixture of university and working weekend shifts had occupied all my time prior and because of that, I found it hard to find time to pursue any personal interests. My flatmate at the time said something to me one day in early 2009 which has stuck by me ever since “you have a day off, you can do whatever you want and go where-ever you want”. As […]
Cumberland Street Train Station serviced the Gorbals area of Glasgow until 1966 when it was closed. It was originally called Eglinton St however had its named change to avoid confusion with another near by station. Many passers-by won’t even take a second glance at the former station as they commute to the city centre from the south side, as I used to do the same until I found out about it. The day we visited we had a few unsuccessful […]
So this weeks video is a commentary video, Alistair fancied giving his opinions on one of our explore videos so with us visiting the Abandoned Kelvingrove tunnel recently in Glasgow, it was the perfect opportunity to do so. In the video he also reveals photography techniques for the darkness. Check out the video below and let Alistair know what you think. Click to subscribe to Abandoned Scotland on YouTube
There’s some steam train open days at Dunaskin, with one this coming Sunday! You’ll be able to get a ride on some of the renovated steam trains. You can see some of the other trains here that haven’t been renovated as yet from our visit previously to Dunaskin. The open days are listed below and they all fall on a Sunday: June 3rd and 24th July 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, August 5th, 12th, 19th 26th, September 2nd and 23rd […]
Following our video last week of the buildings of Dunaskin this week we look at the trains that are kept here by the Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group. Several of the trains have been been kept here for renovation and preservation with some open days planned in the summer, where everyone can go down and get a ride on some of the steam trains. Click to subscribe to Abandoned Scotland on YouTube