Edinburgh has witnessed many stations come and go since the advent of the railways, but few if any of these lost terminals were as exclusive as the one built for one of the most influential rulers in world history.
For more than 30 years, Queen Victoria had her very own private railway station at Meadowbank.
Known as the Queen's Station, the forgotten railway hub was created in 1850 and situated near the old St Margaret's Railway Depot at what is now Meadowbank Terrace - a conveniently short royal carriage drive from the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
