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From what I've read in the past, the Calton Tunnels were singled in the late 80's to allow for electrification. This was because if they hadn't singled them they would have had to lower the tracks in each tunnel to get enough clearance and this would have added to the cost. It also turns out...

Platform 5 Over the road from Haymarket in Edinburgh does as well

I was always curious myself what service Glenrothes with Thornton would see if the Levenmouth link was reopened. I wonder if there has been any thought of re-siting the Glenrothes With Thornton station to the site of the old Thornton station, allowing services on both parts of the Fife Circle to...

TPE already do a similar thing with Edinburgh Waverley - Manchester Airport service, where in none of the departure boards in the Waverley or the on-board announcements on the train itself list it as stopping at Haymarket with Lockerbie being the first announced stop. For the return service none...

Does anyone know why that is? As in why is Eskbank the first station that this becomes available? Why not all stations on the line?

I did think that the artist's impression showing the front of the station building with the proposed overbridge behind it looked hideous.

I found this about the proposed second platform at Dunbar for those who are interested. https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/our-routes/scotland/dunbar-station-new-platform/

I guess if we are being really specific here then Edinburgh Waverley doesn't count as it was originally three stations not two, These Being; North Bridge Station of the North British Railway General Station of The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Canal Street station of the Edinburgh, Leith...

Leith New Lines built by the Caledonian Railway, opened in 1903 with several stations that never opened to public use. https://www.railscot.co.uk/Leith_New_Lines/index.php

Prestonpans used to be Prestonpans for Tranent.

Was this strictly enforced/observed? I have vague memories of services terminating there, sitting for a while (staff having a chat on the platform) and then returning back to the Waverley. While I might be wrong I'm pretty sure that was what happened.

I pass here quite a lot and wondered the same thing, although it may have something to do with the house building at the old Abbeyhill triangle or even the other building work going on along the side of the ECML (next to Student flats) just before Meadowbank.

Musselburgh: Station Road Is where the old station on the Musselburgh branch used to be where as the current station is served by the ECML on the edge of town.

I don't think that extending platform 18 needs to see the North ramp being removed. It seems like it's possible to extend that platform down to and around the North ramp in the same way they are about to extend platform 12. The BTP building would need to be relocated but the roof support pillars...

Shortest one I can think of is the original Wallyford station. Opened in June 1886 and closed the October of 1887. http://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf Very little mention of it anywhere but apparently it was in the location of the current station.

Is this crossover only going to connect the lines leading into Platform 10 and 11? As the pointwork stands now, any trains arriving into Platforms 8, 9, and 10 from the West need to cross over to the opposing direction Southern track using the Princes Street Gardens crossovers to go through the...

Is it just me or would the abutments across the river need to be extended or replaced to take a double track deck? When you look at the Google street view, the first abutment out in the river looks wide enough and the rest are more narrow. When you look at the OS map it seems as if the double...

I'ts mentioned in the bottom part of this article as well. http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/scotrail-punctuality-on-the-rise-but-row-over-free-travel-1-4342182

In regards to Wallyford, all the literature I have seen on it indicate Railtrack opened it but it had been in planning for as long as Musselburgh had. Musselburgh was intended to be named Musselburgh West and Wallyford would have been Musselburgh East. For some unknown reason it was delayed 6...

Currently open Wally Ford Newton Grange Gore Bridge Shaw Fair Newton More Mary Hill Some maybe for the future Mel Rose Abbey Hill Piers Hill or Meadow Bank Dud Dingston & Craig Millar Craig Lochart Rob Royston Closed ones Craig Leith Kirk Liston Juniper Green Cor Storphine Pink Hill (maybe...