What is magnificent about the historic relationship the Scotland’s capital has had with railways is that there are often forgotten stations and lines that had a colourful past which has gone relatively unnoticed today.
One such line, which has been heralded as a trend setter in Scotland, used to connect the coal mines around Dalkeith with Edinburgh.
It is understood that the original line - The Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Company (E&DR) - was constructed in order to bring better quality coal from Midlothian into the capital at a time when demand for the fuel was exponentially growing.
