2. Railways

A day in Edinburgh IV

A few weeks after I last had a day In Edinburgh I returned on my own to try out a few locations I had found or thought might exist from my last sortie. My early home departure allowed me to start off briefly in Fife before crossing the Forth into the city. 14/6/2000
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    66182 heads away from Millerhill along the Niddire Curve (which is straight!) between Nidrie South and West junctions. Signal M28R to the left is showing a green aspect which means something is due shortly.
    The southern flank of Arthur's Seat provides a dramatic backdrop of 66087 and its rake of loaded HAA hoppers. The train is 6U26 1554 FX Mossend to Eggborough Power Station. The single line leads off to Portobello Junction on the ECML.
    The final shot of the day is the second one I specifically wanted. The other train which comes up from Gorgie is 6E43 1500 Aberdeen to Doncaster Belmont Yard Enterprise. Here 66230 approaches the 60 yard Craiglockhart Tunnel with the early running enterprise service.